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电动车 (diàn dòng chē) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

电动车 (diàn dòng chē) is a Chinese word: electric vehicle. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 电动车

名 míng noun

electric vehicle

我每天骑电动车上班。

wǒ měi tiān qí diàn dòng chē shàng bān

I ride an electric vehicle to work every day.

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Word breakdown

电 diàn — electric, electricity (power source)

动 dòng — powered, motion (indicates propulsion)

车 chē — vehicle, car (base noun)

Structure & writing
1 电 diàn — electricity (a form of energy capable of powering lights, machinery, etc.)
电 is a component in 1 characters

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

Stroke order

2 动 dòng — to move; to change position or leave a state of rest (opposite of '静')

动 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.2 力 lì — force (physical interaction between objects causing acceleration or deformation)
力 is a component in 32 characters
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Stroke order

3 车 chē — wheeled land vehicle
车 is a component in 27 characters
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车 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order