Usage note
乘坐用于描述人们使用交通工具的方式，比如乘坐公交车、地铁或火车。
chéngzuò yòng wù miáo dé rén men shǐ yòng jī chē gōng tóu de fāng shì ， bǐ 如 例 乘坐 公共汽车、 地铁 或 火车 。
乘坐 is used to describe how people use transportation, such as taking a bus, subway, or train.
Context note
乘坐常见于日常对话中，比如去学校或旅行时。
chéngzuò jìncān yú rì cháng huà huà zhōng ， bǐ 如 去 学校 或 旅行 时 。
乘坐 is commonly found in daily conversations, such as when going to school or traveling.
5 examples
我们乘坐地铁去上班。
wǒ men chéng zuò dì tiě qù shàng bān。
We take the subway to work.
他每天乘坐公交车上学。
tā měi tiān chéng zuò gōng jiāo chē shàng xué。
He takes the bus to school every day.
周末我们乘坐火车去看望爷爷。
zhōu mò wǒ men chéng zuò huǒ chē qù kàn wàng yé ye。
On weekends, we take the train to visit Grandpa.
他们乘坐飞机去度假。
tā men chéng zuò fēi jī qù dù jià。
They took a plane for their vacation.
孩子们乘坐校车回家。
hái zi men chéng zuò xiào chē huí jiā。
The children ride the school bus home.
5 mini stories
小明每天乘坐地铁去上学，然后在图书馆阅读书籍。
xiǎo míng měi tiān chéng zuò dì tiě qù shàng xué， rán hòu zài tú shū guǎn yuè dú shū jí。
Xiaoming takes the subway to go to school every day, and then reads books in the library.
周末我们乘坐火车去看望奶奶，她住在乡下。
zhōu mò wǒ men chéng zuò huǒ chē qù kàn wàng nǎi nai， tā zhù zài xiāng xià。
On weekends, we take the train to visit Grandma, who lives in the countryside.
妈妈每天乘坐公交车去上班，爸爸开车送她。
mā ma měi tiān chéng zuò gōng jiāo chē qù shàng bān， bà ba kāi chē sòng tā。
Mom takes the bus to work every day, while Dad drives her.
我们乘坐出租车去机场，然后乘飞机去北京。
wǒ men chéng zuò chū zū chē qù jī chǎng， rán hòu chéng fēi jī qù běi jīng。
We took a taxi to the airport and then boarded a plane for Beijing.
孩子们乘坐校车回家，老师会检查他们的作业。
hái zi men chéng zuò xiào chē huí jiā， lǎo shī huì jiǎn chá tā men de zuò yè。
The children ride the school bus home, where their teacher checks their homework.
Mini dialogue
去公园
A
我们怎么去公园？
Wǒmen zěnme qù gōngyuán?
How do we go to the park?
B
我们可以乘坐公交车去。
Wǒmen kěyǐ chéngzuò gōngjiāo chē qù.
We can ride the bus there.
坐火车
A
你乘坐过火车吗？
Nǐ chéngzuò guo huǒchē ma?
Have you ever ridden a train?
B
坐过，我很喜欢乘坐火车旅行。
Zuò guo, wǒ hěn xǐhuan chéngzuò huǒchē lǚxíng.
Yes, I really like traveling by train.
Related words and contrasts
related
坐
zuò
to sit
乘坐的基本动作
contrast
开车
kāichē
to drive a car
乘坐是乘客，开车是司机