车 chē car
car; vehicle
How it came to be
The full form is a cart seen from above: the box in the middle, the axle through it, a wheel at each end. Simplified, one wheel is left on the axle.
How it is used
- Any wheeled vehicle - 汽车 (qìchē) car, 火车 (huǒchē) train, 自行车 (zìxíngchē) bicycle, 公交车 (gōngjiāochē) bus.
- 开车 (kāichē) is to drive; 坐车/打车 (zuòchē/dǎchē) is to ride / hail a cab.
- 车站 (chēzhàn) is a station or stop; 出租车 (chūzūchē) a taxi.
Characters built with 车
Words with 车
- 出租车chūzūchētaxiHSK 1
- 开车kāichēto drive a car (or train etc)HSK 1
- 火车huǒchētrainHSK 1
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbusHSK 2
- 打车dǎchēto take a taxi (in town)HSK 2
- 车站chēzhànrail stationHSK 2
- 自行车zìxíngchēbikeHSK 3
- 汽车qìchēcarHSK 3
- 堵车dǔchētraffic jamHSK 4
- 停车tíngchēto pull up (stop one's vehicle)HSK 4
- 停车场tíngchēchǎngparking lotHSK 4
- 动车dòngchē(D- or C-class) high-speed trainHSK 4
- 电动车diàndòngchēelectric vehicleHSK 4
- 车位chēwèiparking spotHSK 4
- 车速chēsùvehicle speedHSK 4
- 列车lièchētrainHSK 5
- 救护车jiùhùchēambulanceHSK 5
- 车主chēzhǔvehicle ownerHSK 5
- 车厢chēxiāngcarriageHSK 5
- 车库chēkùgarageHSK 5
- 车祸chēhuòtraffic accidentHSK 5
- 车辆chēliàngvehicleHSK 5
- 倒车dǎochēto change buses, trains etcHSK 6
- 刹车shāchēto brake (when driving)HSK 6
- 客车kèchēcoachHSK 6
- 摩托车mótuōchēmotorbikeHSK 6
- 晕车yùnchēto be carsickHSK 6
- 机动车jīdòngchēmotor vehicleHSK 6
- 货车huòchētruckHSK 6
- 卡车kǎchētruckHSK 7
- 赛车sàichēauto raceHSK 7
- 车间chējiānworkshopHSK 7
- 通车tōngchēto open to trafficHSK 7
- 私家车sījiāchēprivate carHSK 9
- 缆车lǎnchēcable carHSK 9
- 轿车jiàochēenclosed carriage for carrying passengersHSK 9
Example sentences
- 小女孩先上车。 Xiǎo nǚhái xiān shàngchē.The little girl gets on the bus first.
- 大家在等公车。 Dàjiā zài děng gōngchē.People are waiting for the bus.
- 没有车，他只好走路。 Méiyǒu chē, tā zhǐhǎo zǒulù.Without a car, he is forced to walk.
- 房子前面有一辆车。 Fángzi qiánmian yǒu yī liàng chē.There's a car in front of the house.