乘船 chéng chuán ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ sing4 syun4
- to embark
- to travel by ship
- to ferry
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乘
- 乘坐 chéng zuò ㄔㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ sing4 zo6 to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
- 乘客 chéng kè ㄔㄥˊ ㄎㄜˋ sing4 haak3 passenger
- 乘车 乘車 chéng chē ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄜ sing4 ce1 to ride (in a car or carriage)
- 搭乘 dā chéng ㄉㄚ ㄔㄥˊ daap3 sing4 to ride as a passenger
- 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ sing4 jan4 zi1 ngai4 to take advantage of sb's precarious position
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- 可乘之机 可乘之機 kě chéng zhī jī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ho2 sing4 zi1 gei1 (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
- 上乘 shàng chéng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄥˊ soeng6 sing6 first-class
- 乘以 chéng yǐ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˇ sing4 ji5 (math.) multiplied with
- 乘便 chéng biàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ sing4 bin6 at your convenience
- 乘幂 乘冪 chéng mì ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄧˋ sing4 mik6 (math.) to exponentiate; to raise (a number) to a power
- 乘务 乘務 chéng wù ㄔㄥˊ ㄨˋ sing4 mou6 service (on a train, a plane etc)
- 乘胜 乘勝 chéng shèng ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄥˋ sing4 sing3 to follow up a victory
- 乘势 乘勢 chéng shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ sing4 sai3 to seize the opportunity
- 乘搭 chéng dā ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄚ sing4 daap3 to ride as a passenger (in a car, boat, plane etc)
- 乘数 乘數 chéng shù ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄨˋ sing4 sou3 multiplier
- 乘方 chéng fāng ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄤ sing4 fong1 (math.) to exponentiate; to raise (a number) to a power
- 乘机 乘機 chéng jī ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧ sing4 gei1 to take the opportunity
- 乘法 chéng fǎ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄚˇ sing4 faat3 multiplication
- 乘凉 乘涼 chéng liáng ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ sing4 loeng4 to enjoy the cool; to relax in a cool place (esp. in hot weather)
- 乘积 乘積 chéng jī ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧ sing4 zik1 product (result of multiplication)
船
- 划船 huá chuán ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ waa1 syun4 to row a boat
- 帆船 fān chuán ㄈㄢ ㄔㄨㄢˊ faan4 syun4 sailboat
- 渔船 漁船 yú chuán ㄩˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ jyu4 syun4 fishing boat
- 船员 船員 chuán yuán ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ syun4 jyun4 sailor
- 船桨 船槳 chuán jiǎng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤˇ syun4 zoeng2 oar
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- 船舶 chuán bó ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ syun4 bok6 shipping
- 船长 船長 chuán zhǎng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄤˇ syun4 zoeng2 captain (of a boat)
- 船只 船隻 chuán zhī ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓ syun4 zek3 ship
- 轮船 輪船 lún chuán ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ leon4 syun4 steamship; steamer; steamboat
- 游船 遊船 yóu chuán ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ pleasure boat
- 飞船 飛船 fēi chuán ㄈㄟ ㄔㄨㄢˊ fei1 syun4 spaceship
- 水涨船高 水漲船高 shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄤˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄍㄠ seoi2 zoeng3 syun4 gou1 the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend
- 上船 shàng chuán ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ soeng5 syun4 to get on the boat
- 兵船 bīng chuán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄔㄨㄢˊ bing1 syun4 man-of-war
- 冰船 bīng chuán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄔㄨㄢˊ bing1 syun4 ice breaker (ship)
- 包船 bāo chuán ㄅㄠ ㄔㄨㄢˊ baau1 syun4 to charter a ship
- 商船 shāng chuán ㄕㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ soeng1 syun4 merchant ship
- 客船 kè chuán ㄎㄜˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ haak3 syun4 passenger ship
- 宝船 寶船 bǎo chuán ㄅㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ bou2 syun4 Chinese treasure ship, a type of large sailing ship in the fleet of Ming dynasty admiral Zheng He 郑和
- 小船 xiǎo chuán ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ siu2 syun4 boat
Idioms with these characters
- 乘风破浪 乘風破浪 chéng fēng pò làng ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ sing4 fung1 po3 long6 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
- 乘人不备 乘人不備 chéng rén bù bèi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄟˋ sing4 jan4 bat1 bei6 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
- 乘虚而入 乘虛而入 chéng xū ér rù ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄩ ㄦˊ ㄖㄨˋ sing4 heoi1 ji4 jap6 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
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- 加减乘除 加減乘除 jiā jiǎn chéng chú ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨˊ gaa1 gaam2 sing4 ceoi4 (idiom) addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic
- 可乘之机 可乘之機 kě chéng zhī jī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ho2 sing4 zi1 gei1 (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
- 因利乘便 yīn lì chéng biàn ㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ jan1 lei6 sing4 bin6 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
- 有机可乘 有機可乘 yǒu jī kě chéng ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ jau5 gei1 ho2 sing4 to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 乘船 过 過 了 河 。
I crossed the river by boat.
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乘船 过 過 海 非常 舒服 。
It is very pleasant to cross the ocean by ship.
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从 從 英国 英國 乘船 到 印度 ， 以前 需要 六 个 個 月 的 时间 時間 。
The voyage from England to India used to take 6 months.
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除了 乘船 ， 就 没有 沒有 其他 方法 可以 到达 到達 那个 那個 岛 島 了 。
There is no way of reaching the island other than by boat.
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