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蹭車

简蹭车 · 繁蹭車

Mandarin · pinyin cèng chē

(coll.) to ride in sb else's car to save money
to ride on a train or bus without buying a ticket (fare-dodging)

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蹭: cèng · to shuffle, procrastinate, dilly-dally
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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4–1 · ceng4 che1

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