How to say “ride” in Chinese
ride (transport)
“Ride” in Chinese is 乘, chéng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
乘 is read chéng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “乘”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 乘. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请乘电梯上楼。qǐngchéngdiàntīshànglóuPlease take the elevator upstairs.
- 他每天乘地铁上班tāměitiānchéngdìtiěshàngbānHe takes the metro to work every day.
- 我们在下一站换乘wǒmenzàixiàyízhànhuànchéngWe transfer at the next station.
- 从这儿去机场需要换乘吗？cóngzhèrqùjīchǎngxūyàohuànchéngmaDo I need to transfer to get to the airport from here?
- 要是高速上堵车我们就换乘地铁yàoshigāosùshangdǔchē,wǒmenjiùhuànchéngdìtiěIf the expressway is jammed, we'll switch to the metro.
- 三乘三等于九。sānchéngsānděngyújiǔThree times three is nine.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “The metro and transfers”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “ride” in Chinese?
“Ride” in Chinese is 乘, pinyin chéng.
What does 乘 mean?
乘 (chéng) means “ride (transport)”.
How do you write 乘?
乘 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 乘?
乘 is read chéng. Tones: chéng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“ride” in the lesson “The metro and transfers”
This word is from the topic “On the road: transportation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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