Character

车

chē HSK 1

车 chē HSK 1

1. wheeled land vehicle
2. device that transmits motion via rotating axle or wheel
3. machine; lathe
4. to turn (on a lathe)
5. to draw water with a water wheel
6. (Wu dialect) to turn (one's body or a body part)
7. a surname
8. (Wu dialect) to transport by vehicle

Words using 车 as chē (37)

1 出租车 chū zū chē — taxi HSK 1
- 出 out, outbound (suggesting availability for hire)
- 租 rent, hire (the core rental service concept)
- 车 vehicle, car (specifies it's a vehicle)
Example

我坐出租车去机场。

wǒ zuò chū zū chē qù jī chǎng

I take a taxi to the airport.
2 开车 kāi chē — to drive HSK 1
- 开 to operate, to start
- 车 vehicle, car
Example

我爸爸每天开车上班。

wǒ bà ba měi tiān kāi chē shàng bān

My dad drives to work every day.
3 火车 huǒ chē — train HSK 1
- 火 fire (referring to steam/fire power that historically propelled trains)
- 车 vehicle (wheeled transportation)
Example

我每天坐火车上班。

wǒ měi tiān zuò huǒ chē shàng bān

I take the train to work every day.
4 公交车 gōng jiāo chē — bus HSK 2
- 公 public
- 交 transport/traffic
- 车 vehicle
Example

我每天坐公交车上班。

wǒ měi tiān zuò gōng jiāo chē shàng bān

I take the bus to work every day.
5 打车 dǎ chē — to take a taxi HSK 2
- 打 to hail, to call for
- 车 taxi, cab
Example

下雨了，我们打车回家吧。

xià yǔ le wǒ men dǎ chē huí jiā ba

It's raining, let's take a taxi home.

Structure & writing

车 chē — wheeled land vehicle

车 is a component in 27 characters

HSK 3

轻 qīng light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重') 较 jiào to compare (size, degree, etc.) 辆 liàng measure word for vehicles

HSK 4

转 zhuǎn to rotate; to change direction or situation 输 shū to transport from one place to another 连 lián to connect, to link

HSK 5

军 jūn armed forces; military 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 软 ruǎn soft, not firm (opposite of 硬) 载 zài to load (onto a vehicle or vessel) 辑 jí to collect and compile (materials into a book)

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阵 zhèn battle formation (arrangement of troops in combat)

HSK 6

轨 guǐ the distance between two wheels of a vehicle; rut left by wheels 轮 lún wheel 辅 fǔ to assist; to aid 辈 bèi generation; order of seniority in a family

HSK 7

撵 niǎn to expel, drive away 斩 zhǎn to chop off; to behead 舆 yú (lit.) carriage; cart 轰 hōng boom; bang (sound of thunder, cannon, explosion, etc.) 轴 zhóu axle; shaft (cylindrical mechanical part around which wheels or components rotate)

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轿 jiào sedan chair; a traditional enclosed conveyance of bamboo or wood, draped with cloth, carried by bearers or on horseback 辐 fú spoke (of a wheel) 辕 yuán the two shafts at the front of a large cart for harnessing animals 辖 xiá linchpin (iron pin through an axle hub to keep the wheel in place) 辗 zhǎn used in "辗转": ① tossing and turning (of the body); ② passing through many places or hands; moving in a roundabout way 辙 zhé rut; track left by a wheel

车 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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