下车

xiàchē

Traditional: 下车

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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

Stroke order for 下

Stroke order for 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.

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.