(chē) - car, vehicle in Mandarin

chē

Traditional: 車

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Translation

car, vehicle

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Word origin

The simplified 车 derives from an ancient pictograph of a chariot seen from above, showing the wheels and axle. It means a vehicle or car.

Origin
pictograph
Root
a chariot seen from above

Stroke order

Stroke order for 车

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Examples

。

He has a new car.

。

The bus has come.

。

I go to school by vehicle.

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There are too many cars on this street.

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He is repairing the car.

车 (chē) - car, vehicle.

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Appears in 8 words

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 车.

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车: worksheet, infographic and listicle

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This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 10: 车, 每个, 怎么回事 and 4 more words.