Hanzi
Traditional
車
Simplified
车

war chariot (archaic)/rook (in Chinese chess)/rook (in chess)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

chē, jū

Bopomofo

ㄔㄜ, ㄐㄩ

Jyutping

ce1

Example sentences

上車 / 上车 shàngchē
公車來了，請大家排隊上車。
公车来了，请大家排队上车。

The bus is here, please line up to get on.

連忙 / 连忙 liánmáng
看到老太太上車，他連忙站起來讓座。
看到老太太上车，他连忙站起来让座。

Seeing the elderly lady get on the bus, he hurriedly stood up to give her his seat.

下車 / 下车 xiàchē
下車時別忘了你的雨傘。
下车时别忘了你的雨伞。

Don't forget your umbrella when you get off.

入迷 rùmí
她看小說看得入迷，忘了下車。
她看小说看得入迷，忘了下车。

She became so absorbed in reading the novel that she forgot to get off.

出租車 / 出租车 chūzūchē
我們還是坐出租車去機場吧，這樣比較快。
我们还是坐出租车去机场吧，这样比较快。

Let's take a taxi to the airport, it's faster.

列車 / 列车 lièchē
列車即將進站。
列车即将进站。

The train is about to enter the station.

軌 / 轨 guǐ
列車沿著鐵軌慢慢進站。
列车沿著铁轨慢慢进站。

The train slowly entered the station along the rails.

三輪車 / 三轮车 sānlúnchē
在這個老街上，你可以坐三輪車遊覽景點。
在这个老街上，你可以坐三轮车游览景点。

On this old street, you can take a tricycle to visit the sights.

蹬 dēng
他蹬著三輪車去市場。
他蹬著三轮车去市场。

He pedaled the tricycle to the market.

Example Vocabulary

上車

shang4'che1

to get on (a vehicle)

下車

xia4'che1

to get off (a vehicle)

公交車

gong1'jiao1'che1

bus

出租車

chu1'zu1'che1

taxi

列車

lie4'che1

train

三輪車

san1'lun2'che1

tricycle; pedicab

乘車

cheng2'che1

to ride a vehicle; to take a bus or train

修車

xiu1'che1

to fix a car; to repair a car

倒車

dao4'che1

to reverse a vehicle

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