Meaning of 乘客
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- passenger
How to use 乘客
乘客 is used for people traveling on public transport like buses, subways, trains, planes, and taxis. It often appears in announcements and signs. Example: 请乘客们排队上车。(Qǐng chéngkèmen páiduì shàng chē.) Passengers, please line up to board.
乘 (chéng) means to ride a vehicle, and 客 (kè) means a guest. A 乘客 is a guest who rides, someone the bus, train, or plane is carrying.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 乘客 with 旅客 (lǚkè). 旅客 stresses someone on a journey, often at stations or hotels, while 乘客 stresses being on board a vehicle. Also keep the second tone on 乘 (chéng) and the fourth tone on 客 (kè).
乘客 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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客 kè · guest · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 乘客.
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 客人 | kèrén | visitor; guest; customer |
| 顾客 | gùkè | customer; client |
| 游客 | yóukè | traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player |
| 请客 | qǐngkè | to give a dinner party; to entertain guests |
| 旅客 | lǚkè | traveler; tourist |
| 客观 | kèguān | objective; impartial |
| 做客 | zuòkè | to be a guest or visitor |
| 客气 | kèqi | polite; courteous |
| 客户 | kèhù | client; customer |
| 客厅 | kètīng | living room; sitting room |
| 乘坐 | chéngzuò | to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle) |
Questions about 乘客
What does 乘客 mean?
乘客 (chéngkè) means "passenger" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 乘客?
乘客 is made of 2 characters: 乘 (10 strokes), 客 (9 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 乘客 an HSK word?
Yes. 乘客 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can I use 乘客 for the driver or crew?
No. 乘客 only means the people being carried. The driver is 司机 (sījī), and flight crew are called 机组人员 (jīzǔ rényuán).
What verbs go with 乘客?
Common pairings are 接乘客 (jiē chéngkè, pick up passengers) and 载乘客 (zài chéngkè, carry passengers). You can also say 乘客上车 (get on) and 乘客下车 (get off).