轿车 jiàochē enclosed carriage for carrying passengers
(old) enclosed carriage for carrying passengers; (automotive) sedan
How to remember 轿车: 轿 sedan-chair + 车 car = enclosed carriage for carrying passengers.
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How it is used
- A sedan / passenger car - 一辆黑色轿车 (yí liàng hēisè jiàochē) a black sedan.
- Specifically a car body type (小轿车 compact sedan), historically the word for an enclosed passenger carriage.
- Narrower than 汽车 (qìchē, automobile in general); 轿车 excludes trucks, SUVs, and buses - it's the classic saloon car.