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    Expressing riding with 乘坐 (chéngzuò)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 乘坐 + Vehicle

    Explanation

    乘坐 (chéngzuò) is a verb meaning "to ride" or "to travel by" a vehicle, boat, or aircraft. It is more formal than 坐 alone and is often used in written or official contexts. The object that follows is typically a form of transportation.

    Examples

    • 请乘坐地铁到下一站换乘。

      Qǐng chéngzuò dìtiě dào xià yí zhàn huànchéng.

      Please take the subway and transfer at the next station.

    • 我们乘坐飞机去了北京。

      Wǒmen chéngzuò fēijī qù le Běijīng.

      We took a plane to Beijing.

    • 乘坐公交车大约需要四十分钟。

      Chéngzuò gōngjiāochē dàyuē xūyào sìshí fēnzhōng.

      Taking the bus takes about forty minutes.

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