乘 chéng
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verb
to mount; to climb onto
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 登 or 升 (Guoyu '乘' v 1; Kroll 2015 '乘' 1, p. 48; Mathews 1931 '乘', p. 52) -
verb
to multiply
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: As in 乘法 multiplication (ABC 'chéng' 乘 v 3; Guoyu '乘' v 6) -
measure word
measure word for chariots
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '乘' shèng n 1; Mathews 1931 '乘', p. 52) -
noun
a vehicle; a chariot; a carriage
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Middle Chinese: zyingH (ABC 'shèng' 乘 bf; Kroll 2015 '乘 shèng' 1, p. 48; GHDC '乘' shèng 1) -
verb
to ride
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 搭坐 (ABC 'chéng' 乘 v 1; Guoyu '乘' v 3; Kroll 2015 '乘' 2, p. 48) -
verb
to make use of; to take advantage of; to comply with
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 趁 (ABC 'chéng' 乘 v 2; Guoyu '乘' v 4; Kroll 2015 '乘' 3, p. 48) -
verb
to prevail
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 乘 has the same meaning as 战胜 (Kroll 2015 '乘' 4, p. 48; GHDC 2007 '乘' 7). -
verb
to pursue
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 乘 has the same meaning as 追逐 (GHDC 2007 '乘' 6; Guoyu '乘' v 5; Kroll 2015 '乘' 5, p. 48) -
verb
to calculate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 乘 has the same meaning as 计算 (Kroll 2015 '乘' 6, p. 48; GHDC 2007 '乘' 9). -
noun
a four horse team
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Mathews 1931 '乘', p. 52) -
noun
to drive; to control
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 驾驭 (Guoyu '乘' v 2) -
proper noun
Cheng
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '乘' n 2) -
noun
historical records
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example 史乘 Book of History (Guoyu '乘' shèng n 2; Mathews 1931 '乘', p. 52) -
noun
vehicle; a school of teaching; yana
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: yāna, Pali: yāna, Japanese: jō, Tibetan: theg pa; 乘 is a teaching or vehicle for arriving at knowledge, such as the 大乘 mahāyāna 'great vehicle' (BCSD '乘', p. 76; BL 'yāna', p. 1020; Edgerton 1953 'yāna', p. 446; Guoyu '乘' shèng n 3; Kroll 2015 '乘 shèng' 2, p. 48; Mathews 1931 '乘', p. 52; MW 'yāna'; SH '乘'', p. 320) -
adjective
mounted; ārūḍha
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ārūḍha (BCSD '乘', p. 76; MW 'ārūḍha')
Contained in
- 佛乘 Buddha vehicle; buddhayāna
- 四乘 four vehicles
- 大乘阿毘达磨杂集论(大乘阿毘達磨雜集論) Abhidharmasamuccayavyākhyā; Commentary on the Compendium of the Abhidharma
- 一乘家 the one-vehicle school
- 佛说大乘智印经(佛說大乘智印經) Fo Shuo Dasheng Zhi Yin Jing
- 同教一乘 unitary vehicle
- 大乘四法经(大乘四法經) Caturdharmakasūtra; Dasheng Si Fa Jing ; Catuṣkanirhārasūtra; Dasheng Si Fa Jing
- 大乘密严经(大乘密嚴經) Ghanavyūhasūtra; Dasheng Mi Yan Jing ; Ghanavyūhasūtra; Dasheng Mi Yan Jing
- 大乘阿毘达磨集论(大乘阿毘達磨集論) Abhidharmasamuccaya; Dasheng Apidamo Ji Lun
- 宝乘(寶乘) jewelled vehicle
- 大乘本生心地观经(大乘本生心地觀經) Mayayana Sutra on Contemplation of the Mind-Ground of Essential Nature; Dasheng Bensheng Xin Di Guan Jing
- 最上乘 the supreme vehicle
- 乘迦楼罗使者(乘迦樓羅使者) ride a garuda messenger
- 大乘佛教 Mahayana Buddhism ; Mahayana Buddhism
- 密乘 Esoteric Vehicle
- 证契大乘经(證契大乘經) Mahāyānābhisamaya; Zheng Qi Dasheng Jing
- 大韩佛教大乘宗(大韓佛教大乘宗) Korean Buddhist Mhayana School
- 竺法乘 Zhu Facheng
- 大乘善见变化文殊师利问法经(大乘善見變化文殊師利問法經) The Beautiful Transformations of the Dharma of Mañjuśrī's Questions; Dasheng Shan Jian Bianhua Wenshushili Wen Fa Jing
- 佛说妙吉祥菩萨所问大乘法螺经(佛說妙吉祥菩薩所問大乘法螺經) Mañjuśrīparipṛcchā; Fo Shuo Miao Jixiang Pusa Suo Wen Dasheng Faluo Jing
- 护国尊者所问大乘经(護國尊者所問大乘經) The Question of Rāstrapāla; Hu Guo Zunzhe Suo Wen Dasheng Jing
- 法轮常转超苦海 乘愿再来度众生(法輪常轉超苦海 乘願再來度眾生) The ever-turning Dharma Wheel shall help transcend the sea of suffering; On the wings of our vows, we shall return to deliver sentient beings.
- 声闻乘(聲聞乘) Sravaka Vehicle; Sravakayāna
- 欲入无为海 须乘般若船(欲入無為海 須乘般若船) To enter the sea of unconditioned Dharma; Board the ship of Prajna Wisdom.
- 外道问圣大乘法无我义经(外道問聖大乘法無我義經) Nairātmyaparipṛcchānirdeśa; Wai Dao Wen Sheng Dasheng Fa Wuwo Yi Jing
- 大乘宝要义论(大乘寶要義論) sūtrasamuccaya; Dasheng Bao Yaoyi Lun
- 大乘智印经(大乘智印經) Dasheng Zhi Yin Jing
- 大乘起信论内义略探记(大乘起信論內義略探記) Outline of the Treatise on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahāyāna
- 真言乘 mantrayāna
- 一乘法门(一乘法門) the one-vehicle school
- 独觉乘者(獨覺乘者) Pratyeka-Buddha; Pratyekabuddha
- 大乘道 Mahāyāna path
- 华严经：对自己要能不忘初心 维摩经：对国家要做不请之友 八大人觉经：对朋友要肯不念旧恶 大乘起信论：对社会要懂不变随缘(華嚴經：對自己要能不忘初心 維摩經：對國家要做不請之友 八大人覺經：對朋友要肯不念舊惡 大乘起信論：對社會要懂不變隨緣) 1. According to the Avatamsaka Sutra: Never forget one's own initial vows. 2. According to the Vimalakirti Sutra: Be an invited helper to one's country. 3. According to the Sutra on Eight Realizations of the Great Beings: Never hold a grudge against a friend. 4. According to the Commentary on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana: Remain unchanged while following conditions as a member of society.
- 一乘 ekayāna; one vehicle
- 大乘圣吉祥持世陀罗尼经(大乘聖吉祥持世陀羅尼經) Vasudhārādhāraṇisūtra; Dasheng Sheng Jixiang Chi Shi Tuoluoni Jing
- 佛说大乘八大曼拏罗经(佛說大乘八大曼拏羅經) Aṣṭamaṇḍalakasūtra; Fo Shuo Dasheng Ba Da Man Na Luo Jing
- 大乘入藏录(大乘入藏錄) Catalog of Mahayana Scriptures
- 巨力长者所问大乘经(巨力長者所問大乘經) Ju Li Zhangzhe Suo Wen Dasheng Jing
- 一乘经(一乘經) the one-vehicle sutra
- 大乘经藏秘密部(大乘經藏秘密部) Esoteric Section of the Mahāyāna Collection of Scriptures
- 小乘修多罗(小乘修多羅) Hinayana sutras
Also contained in
乘黄 、 乘凉 、 因利乘便 、 搭乘 、 乘兴 、 乘客 、 乘虚 、 乘船 、 乘除 、 乘务
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 4 Fa Hua Xuan Lun 法華玄論 — count: 165
- Scroll 5 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 132 , has English translation
- Scroll 21 Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經 — count: 105 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Fa Hua You Yi 法華遊意 — count: 99
- Scroll 1 Dasheng Fa Yuan Yi Lin Zhang 大乘法苑義林章 — count: 95
- Scroll 2 Shengman Bao Ku 勝鬘寶窟 — count: 88
- Scroll 1 Shengman Bao Ku 勝鬘寶窟 — count: 85
- Scroll 1 Niyatāniyatagatimudrāvatārasūtra (Bubi Ding Dingzhi Ru Yin Jing) 不必定入定入印經 — count: 79
- Scroll 23 Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經 — count: 76 , has English translation
- Scroll 16 Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經 — count: 75
Collocations
- 车乘 (車乘) 車乘 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 26
- 乘宝车 (乘寶車) 太子即乘寶車詣彼園觀 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 25
- 驾乘 (駕乘) 彼諸大仙頗駕乘寶車 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 23
- 种种乘 (種種乘) 莊嚴種種乘騎 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 4 — count: 16
- 乘种种 (乘種種) 乘種種乘 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 6 — count: 12
- 好乘 (好乘) 被好乘具 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 8
- 乘骑 (乘騎) 乘騎二千 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
- 五百乘 (五百乘) 即乘王威嚴車五百乘 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
- 乘具 (乘具) 被好乘具 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 5
- 乘乏 (乘乏) 莫令乘乏 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 5