Meaning of 乘车
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to ride (in a car or carriage)
- to drive
- to motor
How to use 乘车
乘车 is a formal or written way to say you travel by vehicle, often seen on signs, notices and in announcements. In casual speech people more often say 坐车 (zuò chē). Example: 请排队乘车。(Qǐng páiduì chéngchē.) Please line up to board.
乘 (chéng) means to ride or mount, and 车 (chē) is a vehicle. Picture yourself climbing aboard a 车 and riding it: 乘车 is simply riding in a vehicle.
Common mistake: Learners often use 乘车 to mean driving the car yourself, but it usually means riding as a passenger. If you are behind the wheel, say 开车 (kāichē). Also keep the second tone on 乘 (chéng), not the fourth.
乘车 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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乘 chéng · to ride · 10 strokes
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车 chē · car · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 乘车.
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual jok |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 汽车 | qìchē | car; automobile |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 车站 | chēzhàn | rail station; bus stop |
| 车票 | chēpiào | ticket for a bus or train |
| 打车 | dǎchē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift |
| 停车 | tíngchē | to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi; (Tw) rental car |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle; bike |
Questions about 乘车
What does 乘车 mean?
乘车 (chéng chē) means "to ride (in a car or carriage); to drive".
How do you write 乘车?
乘车 is made of 2 characters: 乘 (10 strokes), 车 (4 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 乘车 an HSK word?
Yes. 乘车 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 乘车 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 乘车 is written 乘車.
What is the difference between 乘车 and 坐车?
Both mean riding in a vehicle. 乘车 sounds formal and appears in public notices, while 坐车 (zuò chē) is the everyday spoken choice.
Can 乘 be used with other vehicles?
Yes. You will see 乘飞机 (chéng fēijī) to take a plane, 乘火车 (chéng huǒchē) to take a train, and 乘船 (chéng chuán) to take a boat, all in a formal style.