VocabularyHSK 3 · core

车

chē

vehicle, car

Part of speech · noun

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車car

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Examples

这是我的车。
This is my car.
车来了。
The car/bus is here.

Collocations

坐车开车下车车站

Mnemonic

车 chē "vehicle" — simplified from 車. Generic vehicle word; context determines specific type (car/bus/train). Combines into 汽车 (auto), 火车 (train), 公共汽车 (bus), 出租车 (taxi).

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