This is the 877th most frequent Chinese word.
乘坐
To take or ride (a form of transportation).
'乘坐' here is used to describe the means of transportation ('公共汽车', bus) someone uses regularly.
他每天乘坐公共汽车上班。
He takes the bus to work every day.
'乘坐' indicates traveling or being transported by a particular vehicle or device ('缆车', cable car).
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' expresses the act of being a passenger in or using a specific mode of transportation ('飞机', airplane).