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乘坐 (chéng zuò): to ride, to take transportation

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to ride, to take transportation
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 4

Full definitions

to take (a ship
to ride (a vehicle)
to travel by (a means of transport)
to take (a ship, bus, train, plane, etc.)

Chinese explanation

坐车、船、飞机等交通工具出行。比如坐公共汽车、坐火车、坐飞机。强调使用某种交通工具从一地到另一地，后面常接具体的交通工具名称。

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Character breakdown

HSK 6

to ride

HSK 1

to sit

Example sentences

I take the subway to work every day.

They are flying to Beijing.

Please take the elevator to the fifth floor.

She took a taxi home.

Taking the bus is more environmentally friendly than driving.

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