Meaning of chéng:
乘
surname Cheng; Buddhist sect or creed; (archaic) four horse military chariot; generic term for history books
Wǒ de péngyǒu xìng Chéng.
我的朋友姓乘。
My friend's surname is Cheng.
Tā duì fó chéng de yánjiū yǐjīng chíxù le jǐ nián.
他对佛乘的研究已经持续了几年。
He has been studying the Buddhist sect for several years.
Zài gǔdài, zhànzhēng zhōng chángcháng shǐyòng zhànshèng.
在古代，战争中常常使用战乘。
In ancient times, war chariots were often used in battles.
Tā zài túshūguǎn jièle yī běn guānyú lìshǐ de shèng.
他在图书馆借了一本关于历史的乘。
He borrowed a history book from the library.
to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); old variant of 乘[cheng2]
Tā měitiān dōu chéng gōngjiāochē qù shàngbān.
他每天都乘公交车去上班。
He rides the bus to work every day.
Tā měitiān dōu chéng gōnggòng qìchē shàngbān.
她每天都乘公共汽车上班。
She takes the bus to work every day.
Tā zǒng shì huì chéng jī xuéxí.
他总是会乘机学习。
He always makes use of opportunities to study.
Tā xiǎng zài zhège jīhuì zhōng hǎohǎo chéng shì.
他想在这个机会中好好乘势。
He wants to take advantage of this opportunity.
Tā xiǎng yào chéng jī xuéxí gèng duō.
他想要乘机学习更多。
He wants to take the opportunity to learn more.
Zài shùxué kè shàng, wǒmen xuéxí rúhé yòng èr chéngfǎ.
在数学课上，我们学习如何用二乘\乘\法。
In math class, we learned how to use multiplication.
Tāmen chéngzuòle xīn kāitōng de dìtiě.
他们乘坐了新开通的地铁。
They took the newly opened subway.
(archaic) four
Gǔdài de jìshù fāngfǎ zhōng,“shèng” biǎoshì shùzì sì.
古代的计数方法中，“乘”表示数字四。
In ancient counting methods, the character “乘” represented the number four.
