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- to ride
- to mount
- to make use of
- to avail oneself of
- to take advantage of
- to multiply (math.)
- Buddhist sect or creed
- Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle
- Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras
- also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2]
Trad. 乘冪
- (math.) to exponentiate; to raise (a number) to a power
- exponentiation; power
- Mahayana, the Great Vehicle
- Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond
- also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
- (math.) to exponentiate; to raise (a number) to a power
- exponentiation; power
Trad. 換乘
- to change train (plane, bus etc)
- transfer between modes of transport
- (math.) to multiply (a number) by itself; to raise (a number) to a power; (esp.) to square (a number)
Trad. 可乘之機
- (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
Trad. 乘人不備
- to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
- to take sb by surprise
- to take advantage of sb's precarious position
Trad. 乘勝追擊
- to follow up a victory and press home the attack
- to pursue retreating enemy
Trad. 乘堅策肥
- to live in luxury
- lit. to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses
- (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
Trad. 加減乘除
- (idiom) addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic
- to take advantage of sb's misfortune
- to loot
Trad. 乘虛而入
- to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
Trad. 乘風破浪
- to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
Trad. 千乘之國
- (archaic) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) – a powerful state
Trad. 女乘務員
- stewardess
- female flight attendant
Trad. 有機可乘
- to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
Trad. 大樹底下好乘涼
- lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
- fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
Trad. 前人栽樹，後人乘涼
- to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)