乘坐
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
乘坐 (chéngzuò) · to ride
乘坐 (chéngzuò) means “to ride; to take (a bus, plane etc.)”. It is written with 2 characters: 乘 (to ride (a vehicle)) + 坐 (to sit). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 乘坐 is built
The characters
乘 chéng · to ride (a vehicle)
What 乘 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 北běi — north
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
坐 zuò · to sit
What 坐 is made of
- 从cóng — from
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Two people 从 sitting on the ground 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们乘坐火车去上海。Wǒmen chéngzuò huǒchē qù Shànghǎi.We're taking the train to Shanghai.
你乘坐过船吗？Nǐ chéngzuò guo chuán ma?Have you ever traveled by boat?
Questions about 乘坐
What does 乘坐 mean?
乘坐 (chéngzuò) means “to ride; to take (a bus, plane etc.)”.
How do you pronounce 乘坐?
乘坐 is pronounced chéngzuò.
Which HSK level is 乘坐?
乘坐 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 乘客chéngkèpassenger
- 换乘huànchéngto transfer, between trains or buses
- 乘chéngto ride (a vehicle)
- 请坐qǐngzuòplease sit down
- 坐下zuòxiato sit down
- 坐zuòto sit
Learn 乘坐 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.