(xià chē) - to get off a vehicle, to alight in Mandarin

xiàchē

Traditional: 下車

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Translation

to get off a vehicle, to alight

Word origin

A compound of the directional 下 (xià, down, to get off) and 车 (chē, vehicle), literally to go down from the vehicle.

Origin: compound
Root: 下 (xià, down) + 车 (chē, vehicle)

Stroke order

下

车

Examples

。

Please get off at the next stop.

，。

We have arrived, get off quickly.

。

He left right after getting off the vehicle.

。

Elderly people should be careful when alighting.

口kǒu。

I get off at the entrance of the company.

下车 (xià chē) means to get off or alight from a vehicle. It is the opposite of 上车 (to board), and is used for buses, trains, cars and taxis.

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This word is part of lesson 35.