乘兴
chéng xìng
Pinyin

Definition

乘兴
 - 
chéng xìng
  1. while in high spirits
  2. feeling upbeat
  3. on an impulse

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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

大多数没有目的没有理由,乘兴而去,未至而归,就像王子 猷雪 夜访戴 安 道一样,“想他她了”这个理由,单纯的就像雪夜的月光。
dà duōshù méiyǒu mùdì méiyǒu lǐyóu ,chéngxìng ér qù ,wèi zhì ér guī ,jiù xiàng fǎng yīyàng ,“xiǎng tā tā le ”zhège lǐyóu ,dānchún de jiù xiàng de yuèguāng 。
Most of them have no purpose and come and go impulsively. It is like the story of the Wang Ziyou visiting Dai Andao on a snowy night; the reason for “missing him or her” is simply like the moonlight of a snowy night.