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乘车 (chéng chē) — to ride (a vehicle); to take a bus/train

Definition

乘车 (chéngchē) means 'to ride/take a vehicle' — the verb for being a passenger, not the driver. For driving, use 开车.

verb
to ride (a vehicle)to take a bus/train

Examples

  • 乘车。
    Wǒ měi tiān chéng chē shàng bān.
    I take a bus/train to work every day.
  • 。
    Tā chéng guò yí cì chē qù shàng hǎi.
    He once took a train to Shanghai.
  • 乘车。
    chéng chē Bǐ kāi chē gèng huán bǎo.
    Taking public transport is more eco-friendly than driving.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

乘chéngride
车chēvehicle

乘 means to ride, and 车 means vehicle, so the sense is to ride in a vehicle.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

乘 was drawn as a person climbing a tree, with the feet visible.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 車; 车 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 車 was drawn as a carriage seen from above, with wheels on both sides and a shaft at the front; the simplified 车 is a later shorthand.

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Appears in
Vehicles

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