<blockquote>
<p>乘 = to board</p>
<p>坐= to sit (in)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>坐火车= sit in a train (take seat on train )</p>
<p>乘火车= board a train</p>
<p>坐巴士= sit in a bus (take seat on bus)</p>
<p>乘巴士= board a bus</p>
<p>You can use '乘' , '坐' or '乘坐' when you <strong>take</strong> or <strong>ride</strong> any transportation that you can board and has seats.</p>
<p>~~</p>
<p>We use 騎 (mount/ ride) when the transportation has a saddle instead of seats. For example, horse and motorcycle.</p>
<p><strong>騎</strong>馬 (mount/ <strong>ride</strong> horse)</p>
<p><strong>騎</strong>摩托車 (mount/ <strong>ride</strong> motorcycle)</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>I see the difference the same as "take the bus" ("乘车") vs "ride the bus" ("坐车").</p>

<p>Of course one can specify what kind of "车" it is-"火车", "汽车“(“巴士”), or "马车"</p>

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YCode
<p>I think they are interchangeable. I could not get a case where you can only use one over the other in this sense.</p>

<p>They can be translated as 'take' or 'by'. For example, </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>我们乘/坐火车去北京。 // we will go to Beijing by train. Or we will take a train to go to Beijing.</p>
</blockquote>

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dan
<p>In chinese,when you express : travel by public transport <br>
"乘"="坐"=”乘坐“ <br>
"坐" or "乘"， it is usered in oral。<br>
"乘坐"，used in formal occasions<br>
for example。<br>
我坐火车去纽约 = 我乘火车去纽约,     I go to New York by train<br>
when you in airport,the Aircraft broadcasting will say:<br>
欢迎乘坐飞机。welcome to board  plane.<br>
when you express someone sit in something,you only say:<br>
你坐在床上 ,you sit in bed.<br>
你乘在床上，or 你乘坐在床上，they are wrong express.<br></p>

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Sigma65535
<p>There are no different in sense of taking public transport, Just a habit. even though, you can use both them in a sentence.</p>

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Gavin
<p>I'm confused about how or when to use 乘 and 坐 when discussing vehicles. It seems like you can say:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>坐火车 or 乘火车</p>
<p>坐巴士 or 乘巴士</p>
<p>坐出租车 or 乘出租车</p>
</blockquote>
<p>If these are interchangeable, what is the difference between the two, and when should you use them?</p>

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can also say 乘坐 with same meaning，on the face of it 坐 would seem  more casual
user6065
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also, some other guys may say `搭`: '搭火车', '搭公交'.
LiuYan 刘研
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乘 likes **by** while 坐 likes **ride** or **sit on**. 乘 is usually used in written language, like in notice / broadcast on bus / train.
xenophōn
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What is the difference between 乘 and 坐?
# What is the difference between 乘 and 坐?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-29)

I'm confused about how or when to use 乘 and 坐 when discussing vehicles. It seems like you can say:

> 坐火车 or 乘火车
>
> 坐巴士 or 乘巴士
>
> 坐出租车 or 乘出租车

If these are interchangeable, what is the difference between the two, and when should you use them?

**Tags:** vocabulary, difference

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: can also say 乘坐 with same meaning，on the face of it 坐 would seem  more casual  
> **username_2**: also, some other guys may say `搭`: '搭火车', '搭公交'.  
> **username_3**: 乘 likes **by** while 坐 likes **ride** or **sit on**. 乘 is usually used in written language, like in notice / broadcast on bus / train.  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2017-12-29. Score: 1

> 乘 = to board
>
> 坐= to sit (in)

坐火车= sit in a train (take seat on train )

乘火车= board a train

坐巴士= sit in a bus (take seat on bus)

乘巴士= board a bus

You can use '乘' , '坐' or '乘坐' when you **take** or **ride** any transportation that you can board and has seats.

~~

We use 騎 (mount/ ride) when the transportation has a saddle instead of seats. For example, horse and motorcycle.

**騎**馬 (mount/ **ride** horse)

**騎**摩托車 (mount/ **ride** motorcycle)


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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-12-30. Score: 1

I see the difference the same as "take the bus" ("乘车") vs "ride the bus" ("坐车").

Of course one can specify what kind of "车" it is-"火车", "汽车“(“巴士”), or "马车"


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### Answer by username_6 on 2017-12-30. Score: 1

I think they are interchangeable. I could not get a case where you can only use one over the other in this sense.

They can be translated as 'take' or 'by'. For example,

> 我们乘/坐火车去北京。 // we will go to Beijing by train. Or we will take a train to go to Beijing.


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### Answer by username_7 on 2018-01-01. Score: 0

In chinese,when you express : travel by public transport   
"乘"="坐"=”乘坐“   
"坐" or "乘"， it is usered in oral。  
"乘坐"，used in formal occasions  
for example。  
我坐火车去纽约 = 我乘火车去纽约, I go to New York by train  
when you in airport,the Aircraft broadcasting will say:  
欢迎乘坐飞机。welcome to board plane.  
when you express someone sit in something,you only say:  
你坐在床上 ,you sit in bed.  
你乘在床上，or 你乘坐在床上，they are wrong express.


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### Answer by username_8 on 2018-01-05. Score: 0

There are no different in sense of taking public transport, Just a habit. even though, you can use both them in a sentence.


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