搭乘

dāchéng

verb HSK 7-9 #9,761

Meanings

1 to take (a bus, plane, etc.); to travel by
2 to ride (public transport)

Characters

to travel by; to take (transport)

to ride; to take (a vehicle)

Both characters mean 'to ride transport' — combined for a slightly more formal register.

Examples

旅客可以搭乘地铁到达机场。

Lǚkè kěyǐ dāchéng dìtiě dàodá jīchǎng.

Passengers can take the subway to reach the airport.

我们搭乘了早班飞机。

Wǒmen dāchéng le zǎobān fēijī.

We took the early morning flight.

Tips

register

搭乘 is more formal than 坐 (zuò, to sit/ride). You'll see 搭乘 in airport announcements, travel brochures, and news. In casual speech, people say 坐飞机 (zuò fēijī) rather than 搭乘飞机.

Stroke Order

搭 dā

乘 chéng