No. 877 in Chinese
乘坐
To take or ride (a form of transportation).
In a sentence
他每天乘坐公共汽车上班。
He takes the bus to work every day.
'乘坐' here is used to describe the means of transportation ('公共汽车', bus) someone uses regularly.
游客们可以乘坐缆车到达山顶。
Tourists can take the cable car to reach the top of the mountain.
'乘坐' indicates traveling or being transported by a particular vehicle or device ('缆车', cable car).
她很喜欢乘坐飞机，因为飞行体验让她兴奋。
She likes traveling by airplane because flying makes her excited.
'乘坐' expresses the act of being a passenger in or using a specific mode of transportation ('飞机', airplane).
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