乘凉
chéng liáng
Pinyin

Definition

乘凉
 - 
chéng liáng
  1. to cool off in the shade

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

乘
Chéng
  1. 1 surname Cheng
乘坐
chéng zuò
  1. 1 to ride (in a vehicle)
乘客
chéng kè
  1. 1 passenger
上乘
shàng chéng
  1. 1 first-class
  2. 2 best quality
  3. 3 also pr. [shàng shèng]
乘务员
chéng wù yuán
  1. 1 attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
乘机
chéng jī
  1. 1 to take the opportunity
  2. 2 to take a plane
乘法
chéng fǎ
  1. 1 multiplication
乘车
chéng chē
  1. 1 to ride (in a car or carriage)
  2. 2 to drive
  3. 3 to motor
乘风
chéng fēng
  1. 1 to ride the wind
  2. 2 to use a fair wind
  3. 3 to take an opportunity
换乘
huàn chéng
  1. 1 to change train (plane, bus etc)
  2. 2 transfer between modes of transport
搭乘
dā chéng
  1. 1 to ride as a passenger
  2. 2 to travel by (car, plane etc)
空乘
kōng chéng
  1. 1 flight attendant
  2. 2 on-board service
乘人之危
chéng rén zhī wēi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb's precarious position
乘以
chéng yǐ
  1. 1 (math.) multiplied with
乘务
chéng wù
  1. 1 service (on a train, a plane etc)
乘胜
chéng shèng
  1. 1 to follow up a victory
  2. 2 to pursue retreating enemy
乘胜追击
chéng shèng zhuī jī
  1. 1 to follow up a victory and press home the attack
  2. 2 to pursue retreating enemy
乘势
chéng shì
  1. 1 to seize the opportunity
  2. 2 to strike while the iron is hot
乘搭
chéng dā
  1. 1 to ride as a passenger (in a car, boat, plane etc)
乘数
chéng shù
  1. 1 multiplier

Idioms (7)

乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
  1. 1 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
  1. 1 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
前人栽树，后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
  1. 1 to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
  1. 1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
有机可乘
yǒu jī kě chéng
  1. 1 to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)

Sample Sentences

他们有关于我的回忆啊，不然现在还开始流行“树葬”，买一棵树，葬在底下，尘归尘、土归土，儿孙还可以在树下乘凉。
tāmen yǒu guānyú wǒ de huíyì ā ，bùrán xiànzài hái kāishǐ liúxíng “shùzàng ”，mǎi yī kē shù ，zàng zài dǐxià ，chén guī chén 、tǔ guī tǔ ，érsūn hái kěyǐ zài shù xià chéngliáng 。
They'll have memories of me, otherwise tree burials are starting to get popular nowadays. You buy a tree, and get buried below it, dust to dust, ashes to ashes and your kids and grandkids can even take shade under the tree.
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