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列车 (liè chē) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

列车 (liè chē) is a Chinese word: train. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 列车

名 míng noun

train

列车准时到达车站。

liè chē zhǔn shí dào dá chē zhàn

The train arrived at the station on time.

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Word breakdown

列 liè — line, series (connected units in a row)

Words with this character (8)
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  • 6 序列 xù liè — sequence HSK 7
    • 序 order, ordering principle
    • 列 arrangement, array, listing
    Example

    请按照正确的序列排列这些数字。

    qǐng àn zhào zhèng què de xù liè pái liè zhè xiē shù zì

    Please arrange these numbers in the correct sequence.

  • 7 行列 háng liè — ranks HSK 7
    • 行 row, line (horizontal arrangement)
    • 列 column, file (vertical or organized arrangement)
    Example

    士兵们排成整齐的行列。

    shì bīng men pái chéng zhěng qí de háng liè

    The soldiers formed neat ranks.

  • 8 陈列 chén liè — to display HSK 7
    • 陈 to arrange, to set out
    • 列 to line up in rows
    Example

    超市的商品陈列得很整齐。

    chāo shì de shāng pǐn chén liè de hěn zhěng qí

    The supermarket's goods are displayed very neatly.

车 chē — vehicle, car (railway vehicle)

Words with this character (36)
  • 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.

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Structure & writing
1 列 liè — to arrange; to list
列 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 4
例 lì example; instance used as a reference or model
HSK 5
烈 liè intense, strong, powerful (of concentration, force, momentum, etc.)
HSK 7
咧 liě (of the mouth) open to one side; curl sideways 裂 liè to crack, to split open

consists of

1.1 歹 dǎi — bad, evil
歹 is a component in 7 characters
HSK 4
列 liè to arrange; to list 死 sǐ to die; to lose life (opposite of "活"/"生")
HSK 5
殊 shū different; divergent
HSK 6
残 cán defective or incomplete 殖 zhí to reproduce; to multiply
HSK 7
歼 jiān to annihilate; to wipe out 殃 yāng disaster; calamity
1.2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)
刂 is a component in 38 characters
HSK 1
到 dào to arrive; to reach 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 班 bān a group organized for work or study
HSK 2
别 bié to part; to separate
HSK 3
刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft") 刮 guā to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something) 刷 shuā brush (a tool made of bristles, palm fiber, etc. for cleaning or applying substances) 刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.
HSK 4
划 huà to divide; to differentiate 列 liè to arrange; to list 则 zé rule, regulation, system 判 pàn to separate; to distinguish 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt')
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剧 jù drama; theatrical play 剩 shèng to remain, to be left over 帅 shuài supreme commander of an army; highest military rank
HSK 5
创 chuàng to start; to do for the first time 删 shān to delete (words or phrases from a text) 刺 cì to pierce; to prick (a sharp object entering or passing through something) 副 fù secondary, auxiliary (opposite of 正) 浏 liú (lit.) clear and limpid (of water)
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罚 fá to punish someone for a mistake or crime
HSK 6
刊 kān to delete and revise 刹 shā to brake; to stop (a vehicle, machine, etc.) 剑 jiàn sword (ancient weapon with a long blade sharpened on both edges and a short hilt; in modern fencing, a slender steel blade with no edge and a small ball at the tip) 割 gē to cut with a knife; to separate 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')
HSK 7
刑 xíng criminal punishment; legal penalty imposed by the state on offenders 刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 剂 jì to regulate; to harmonize 剃 tì to shave off (hair, beard, etc.) with a razor 削 xuē same meaning as 削 (xiāo), mostly used in compound words or idioms
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剔 tī to strip or scrape meat from bone 剖 pōu to cut open; to split open 剥 bō same meaning as 剥 (bāo), used in compound words or idioms, e.g. 剥夺, 生吞活剥 荆 jīng chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument) 辨 biàn to distinguish; to differentiate

Stroke order

2 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.

Stroke order