乘 (chéng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 乘 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 乘
乘1
to ride (a vehicle)
他每天乘地铁上班。
Tā měitiān chéng dìtiě shàngbān.
He takes the subway to work every day.
乘客
passenger
乘客们正在排队上车。
Chéngkèmen zhèngzài páiduì shàng chē.
Passengers are lining up to board.
乘坐
to travel by; to ride
请乘坐电梯到三楼。
Qǐng chéngzuò diàntī dào sān lóu.
Please take the elevator to the third floor.
换乘
to transfer (transit)
在这一站换乘二号线。
Zài zhè yí zhàn huànchéng èr hào xiàn.
Transfer to Line 2 at this station.
Tasks Featuring 乘 / 相关任务
Words containing 乘 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
About the character 乘
乘 (chéng) means to ride; to take (transport); to multiply. It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".