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乘
chéng
1. Ride, sit.
骑,坐:~马。~车。~客。~警。
2. Take advantage of, utilize.
趁着,就着:~便。~机(趁着机会)。~势。~兴(xìng)。因利~便。
3. In arithmetic, refers to a number that makes another number several times larger.
算术中指一个数使另一个数变成若干倍:~法。~幂(mì)。~数。
4. Buddhist sect or teaching.
佛教的教派或教法:大~。小~。上~。下~。
5. A surname.
姓。
引
1. In ancient times, referred to military chariots, where four horses pull one chariot.
古代称兵车,四马一车为一乘。
2. In ancient times, referred to the number four.
古代称四为乘。
3. In the history book of the Jin state during the Spring and Autumn period, titled "Shèng", later generalized to refer to history books in general.
中国春秋时晋国的史书称“乘”,后通称一般的史书。
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乘
shèng
1. Refers to chariot soldiers.
用以指车兵 ([En.] chariot soldier)
2. The history book of the Jin state during the Spring and Autumn period, later generalized to refer to history books in general.
春秋时晋国的史书。后用以称一般的史书 ([En.] history)
量
1. In ancient times, items counted in sets of four.
古时计物以四为乘 ([En.] four)
2. A measure.
([En.] 量)
3. Used to calculate vehicles.
用以计算车子
4. Used to calculate horses, referring to four horses.
用以计算马。四匹
5. Used to calculate boats.
用以计算船只
6. Used as a measure for land areas, similar to a mound.
用以计算田地、区域的单位,犹丘
7. Used to calculate sedan chairs and ladders, etc.
用以计算轿子、梯子等
8. A unit for calculating military conscriptions. In the ancient equal-field system, nine households corresponded to one well, sixteen wells to one mound, and four mounds to one field; the land yielded military supplies is called "乘" (including battle chariots, armored soldiers, and infantry).
军赋的计算单位。古井田制,九夫为井,十六井为丘,四丘为甸,一甸土地所出的军赋叫乘(包括战车、甲士和步卒)
9. See also chéng.
另见 chéng
an opportunity that can be exploited to sb.'s advantage / an opportunity that can be made use of by another to one's disadvantage / readily exploitable loopholes