(chē) - car, vehicle in Mandarin
chēTraditional: 車
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
车
Examples
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He has a new car.
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The bus has come.
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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.
Where this fits
Appears in 8 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 车.
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Mandarin Future Tense: 会, 要, 打算 and 快要...了
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Possession in Mandarin: 的 (de) for My, Your and His
Mandarin Possession with 有 (yǒu): To Have
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 10: 车, 每个, 怎么回事 and 4 more words.