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私家车 (sī jiā chē) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

私家车 (sī jiā chē) is a Chinese word: private car. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 私家车

名 míng noun

private car

他开私家车上班。

tā kāi sī jiā chē shàng bān

He drives his private car to work.

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Word breakdown

私 sī — private, personal

家 jiā — family, household

车 chē — car, vehicle

Structure & writing
1 私 sī — private; personal (opposite of 公)

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

consists of

1.1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant
禾 is a component in 37 characters
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Stroke order

2 家 jiā — family; household as a social unit based on marriage and kinship
家 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

2.1 宀 mián — roof/house radical, shelter
宀 is a component in 48 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.

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