乘坐 meaning in English
to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
Meaning of 乘坐
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
How to use 乘坐
乘坐 is a more formal way to say 坐 for travel. You often hear it in announcements, on tickets, and in written notices. Example: 欢迎乘坐本次航班。(Huānyíng chéngzuò běn cì hángbān.) Welcome aboard this flight.
乘 (chéng) means to ride or mount, and 坐 (zuò) means to sit. When you 乘坐 a plane, you climb aboard and sit down for the trip.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 乘坐 for sitting on a chair. It only means riding in a vehicle, so say 坐下 (zuò xia) for sitting down. Also, 乘 is second tone (chéng), not chèng or shèng.
乘坐 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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乘 chéng · to ride · 10 strokes
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坐 zuò · to sit · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 乘坐.
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 请坐 | qǐng zuò | please, have a seat |
| 乘客 | chéngkè | passenger |
| 乘车 | chéng chē | to ride (in a car or carriage); to drive |
| 搭乘 | dāchéng | to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc) |
| 坐落 | zuòluò | to be situated; to be located (of a building) |
| 乘人之危 | chéngrénzhīwēi | to take advantage of sb's precarious position |
| 可乘之机 | kěchéngzhījī | (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit |
| 坐牢 | zuòláo | to be imprisoned |
| 坐标 | zuòbiāo | (geometry) coordinate; (fig.) point of reference; frame of reference; guidepost |
| 乘以 | chéngyǐ | (math.) multiplied with |
| 坐车 | zuòchē | to take the car, bus, train etc |
Questions about 乘坐
What does 乘坐 mean?
乘坐 (chéngzuò) means "to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 乘坐?
乘坐 is made of 2 characters: 乘 (10 strokes), 坐 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 乘坐 an HSK word?
Yes. 乘坐 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 乘坐 and 坐 for transport?
Both mean to take a vehicle, as in 坐飞机 or 乘坐飞机. 坐 is everyday and casual, while 乘坐 sounds formal and is common in official or written language.
Can I use 乘坐 with a bicycle or a horse?
Not usually. 乘坐 is for vehicles you sit in as a passenger, like buses, trains, ships and planes. For a bicycle or horse you ride yourself, use 骑 (qí).