乘着

乘著

chéngzhe

verb #18,111

Meanings

HSK 3

乘着天还没黑，我们赶紧出发吧。

Chéngzhe tiān hái méi hēi, wǒmen gǎnjǐn chūfā ba.

While it's still light out, let's hurry and set off.

HSK 7-9

乘着风浪，小船快速前进。

Chéngzhe fēnglàng, xiǎochuán kuàisù qiánjìn.

Riding the wind and waves, the little boat sped forward.

grammar

乘着 + condition/opportunity functions like 'while' or 'taking advantage of.' It introduces a time window to act: 乘着年轻 = while still young.

乘 chéng

着 zhe