乘坐

chéng zuò
HSK 4
to ride (in a vehicle)
verb

Example Sentences

我每天乘坐公交车上班。
wǒ měitiān chéngzuò gōng jiāo chē shàngbān 。
I take the bus to work every day.
你可以选择乘坐火车或者飞机。
nǐ kěyǐ xuǎnzé chéngzuò huǒchē huòzhě fēijī 。
You can choose to ride the train or the plane.
他今天早上乘坐出租车到学校。
tā jīntiān zǎoshàng chéngzuò chūzū chē dào xuéxiào 。
He took a taxi to school this morning.

Individual Characters

HSK 5
乘chéng
to ride, to mount, to make use of
HSK 1
坐zuò
to sit, to take a seat

Words with similar meanings

搭乘dāchéng
to take (a vehicle)
搭乘 can be used interchangeably with 乘坐 and is often used in a more casual context.
乘飞机chéngfēijī
to take a plane
This phrase specifies the type of vehicle but is generally understood as a synonym in the context of taking a ride.

Words Starting With 乘

乘务员chéng wù yuán
"attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc"

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Public Lists with 乘坐

Transportation
Planes, trains, buses, taxis, bicycles, and related verbs/nouns.
Travel (Basics)
Passport, visa, luggage, ticket, itinerary, and essential phrases.
HSK 4
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