Chinese Character Dictionary

乖迕

guāi wŭ

stubborn

乖顺

guāi shùn

obedient (colloquial)

乗

chéng

Japanese variant of 乘[chéng]

乘

Chéng

surname Cheng

乘人不备

chéng rén bù bèi

to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)

乘人之危

chéng rén zhī wēi

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

乘便

chéng biàn

at your convenience

乘幂

chéng mì

the power of a number (square, cube etc)

乘务员

chéng wù yuán

attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc

乘胜

chéng shèng

to follow up a victory

乘胜追击

chéng shèng zhuī jī

to follow up a victory and press home the attack

乘势

chéng shì

to seize the opportunity

乘坐

chéng zuò

to ride (in a vehicle)

乘坚策肥

chéng jiān cè féi

to live in luxury

乘客

chéng kè

passenger

乘数

chéng shù

multiplier

乘方

chéng fāng

to square a number

乘机

chéng jī

to seize the chance

乘法

chéng fă

multiplication

乘法表

chéng fă biăo

multiplication table

乘法逆

chéng fă nì

multiplicative inverse (math.)

乘凉

chéng liáng

to cool off in the shade

乘火打劫

chéng huŏ dă jié

to take advantage of sb's misfortune

乘用车

chéng yòng chē

passenger vehicle

乘积

chéng jī

product (result of multiplication)

乘兴

chéng xìng

while in high spirits

乘船

chéng chuán

to embark

乘虚

chéng xū

to take advantage of weakness

乘虚而入

chéng xū ér rù

to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse

乘号

chéng hào

multiplication sign (math.)

乘警

chéng jĭng

police on trains

乘车

chéng chē

to ride (in a car or carriage)

乘除

chéng chú

to multiply and divide

乘隙

chéng xì

to seize an opportunity

乘风

chéng fēng

to ride the wind

乘风破浪

chéng fēng pò làng

to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions

乘鹤

chéng hè

to fly on a crane

乘龙

chéng lóng

to ride the dragon

乘龙快婿

chéng lóng kuài xù

ideal son-in-law

乙

yĭ

second of 10 heavenly stems 十天干

乙丑

yĭ chŏu

second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 198 or 204

乙二醇

yĭ èr chún

glycol

乙亥

yĭ hài

twelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 199 or 20

乙卯

yĭ măo

fifty second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 197 or 203

乙型

yĭ xíng

type B

乙型肝炎

yĭ xíng gān yán

hepatitis B

乙型脑炎

yĭ xíng năo yán

meningitis B

乙基

yĭ jī

ethyl group (chemistry)

乙太

yĭ tài

ether

乙太网路

yĭ tài wăng lù

Ethernet

乙巳

yĭ sì

forty second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 196 or 202

乙方

yĭ fāng

second party (law)

乙未

yĭ wèi

thirty second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 19 or 201

乙氧基

yĭ yăng jī

ethoxy (chemistry)

乙氨基

yĭ ān jī

ethylamino group

乙炔

yĭ quē

acetylene

乙烯

yĭ xī

ethylene

乙烯基

yĭ xī jī

vinyl

乙烷

yĭ wán

ethane (C2H6)

乙状结肠

yĭ zhuàng jié cháng

sigmoid colon (anatomy)