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车库 (chē kù) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

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

Meaning of 车库

名 míng noun

garage

我的车停在车库里。

wǒ de chē tíng zài chē kù lǐ

My car is parked in the garage.

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Word breakdown

车 chē — vehicle, car

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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库 kù — storage, depot

Words with this character (5)
  • 1 仓库 cāng kù — warehouse HSK 6
    • 仓 storehouse, granary (storage concept)
    • 库 storehouse, depot (building/facility aspect)
    Example

    公司在郊区建了一个新仓库。

    gōng sī zài jiāo qū jiàn le yí ge xīn cāng kù

    The company built a new warehouse in the suburbs.

  • 2 水库 shuǐ kù — reservoir HSK 6
    • 水 water
    • 库 storage, repository
    Example

    这个水库为城市提供饮用水。

    zhè ge shuǐ kù wèi chéng shì tí gōng yǐn yòng shuǐ

    This reservoir provides drinking water for the city.

  • 3 宝库 bǎo kù — treasure trove HSK 7
    • 宝 treasure, precious
    • 库 storehouse, repository
    Example

    这座图书馆是知识的宝库。

    zhè zuò tú shū guǎn shì zhī shi de bǎo kù

    This library is a treasure trove of knowledge.

  • 4 库存 kù cún — inventory HSK 7
    • 库 warehouse, storage facility
    • 存 to store, to keep in stock
    Example

    这个产品的库存不足了。

    zhè ge chǎn pǐn de kù cún bù zú le

    The inventory of this product is running low.

  • 5 数据库 shù jù kù — database HSK 7
    • 数 number, data
    • 据 according to, basis (forms 'data' with 数)
    • 库 warehouse, repository, storage
    Example

    这个数据库包含了所有客户信息。

    zhè ge shù jù kù bāo hán le suǒ yǒu kè hù xìn xī

    This database contains all customer information.

Structure & writing
1 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

2 库 kù — storehouse; warehouse; storage facility
库 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 2
裤 kù trousers; pants worn below the waist with two legs

consists of

2.1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)
广 is a component in 31 characters
HSK 1
床 chuáng bed (furniture for sleeping) 店 diàn shop; store
HSK 3
应 yìng to reply; to answer 康 kāng healthy 矿 kuàng mineral resources
HSK 4
庆 qìng to congratulate; to celebrate 序 xù order; sequence 底 dǐ the bottom part (～子, ～儿) 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 座 zuò seat; honorific term for a high-ranking official in former times
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庭 tíng hall; main room of a house 麻 má herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth
HSK 5
席 xí mat woven from reed, bamboo, or grass strips, used to cover a bed, floor, or build a shelter 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 府 fǔ government office; organ of state power 扩 kuò to expand, enlarge; to increase in scope, scale, or quantity 腐 fǔ to rot; to decay
HSK 6
庄 zhuāng village; rural settlement 庞 páng large (in size or quantity) 廊 láng covered corridor or passageway under eaves
HSK 7
唐 táng boastful; exaggerated (in speech) 庇 bì to shelter, to shield 庙 miào ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined) 废 fèi to discontinue; to stop using 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre
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廉 lián upright and honest; incorruptible 廓 kuò outer edge or contour of an object 旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 缠 chán to wind around, to wrap around 遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)
2.2 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)
Show more HSK 5 characters (+1)
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)
Show more HSK 7 characters (+6)
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

Stroke order