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    Expressing "take a vehicle" or "ride" with 搭乘 (dāchéng)

    Direction & Movement
    Manner & Method

    Structure

    Subject + 搭乘 + Vehicle

    Explanation

    搭乘 (dāchéng) is a verb meaning "to take" or "to ride" a vehicle. It is a somewhat formal way to describe boarding or traveling by a means of transport, such as a plane, train, or spacecraft. It is more formal than the everyday 坐 (to sit/ride).

    Examples

    • 旅客们搭乘高铁从北京到上海只需四个小时。

      Lǚkèmen dāchéng gāotiě cóng Běijīng dào Shànghǎi zhǐ xū sì gè xiǎoshí.

      Passengers can travel from Beijing to Shanghai in just four hours by high-speed rail.

    • 请提前两小时到达机场搭乘航班。

      Qǐng tíqián liǎng xiǎoshí dàodá jīchǎng dāchéng hángbān.

      Please arrive at the airport two hours early to board your flight.

    • 宇航员搭乘飞船顺利抵达了空间站。

      Yǔhángyuán dāchéng fēichuán shùnlì dǐdá le kōngjiānzhàn.

      The astronauts boarded the spacecraft and successfully reached the space station.

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