chē

cart, vehicle

HSK 1 4
Stroke order animation for 车

この漢字を含む単語

chē HSK 1
火车 huǒchē HSK 1
火车
开车 kāichē HSK 1
开车
出租车 chū zū chē HSK 1
taxi
火车站 huǒ chē zhàn HSK 1
train station
车站 chēzhàn HSK 2
车站
打车 dǎchē HSK 2
打车
公交车 gōngjiāochē HSK 2
公交车
自行车 zì xíng chē HSK 2
bicycle; bike
公共汽车 gōng gòng qì chē HSK 2
bus
汽车 qìchē HSK 3
汽车
车速 chēsù HSK 4
车速
车位 chēwèi HSK 4
车位
动车 dòngchē HSK 4
动车
堵车 dǔ chē HSK 4
traffic jam
停车 tíngchē HSK 4
停车
电动车 diàndòngchē HSK 4
电动车
停车场 tíngchēchǎng HSK 4
停车场
车祸 chēhuò HSK 5
车祸
车库 chē kù HSK 5
garage
车辆 chēliàng HSK 5
车辆
车厢 chē xiāng HSK 5
carriage
车主 chēzhǔ HSK 5
车主
卡车 kǎ chē HSK 5
truck
列车 lièchē HSK 5
列车
救护车 jiù hù chē HSK 5
ambulance
摩托车 mó tuō chē HSK 5
(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle
倒车 dǎochē HSK 6
倒车
货车 huòchē HSK 6
货车
客车 kèchē HSK 6
客车
刹车 shā chē HSK 6
to brake (when driving)
晕车 yùnchē HSK 6
晕车
机动车 jīdòngchē HSK 6
机动车
车间 chējiān HSK 7
车间
轿车 jiàochē HSK 7
轿车
缆车 lǎnchē HSK 7
缆车
赛车 sàichē HSK 7
赛车
通车 tōngchē HSK 7
通车
私家车 sījiāchē HSK 7
私家车

Basic Meaning

The character (chē) primarily means 'vehicle' or 'car' in modern Mandarin. It can refer to any wheeled transport, including cars, trucks, or carts.

Common Uses

  1. Referring to personal vehicles: (a car).
  2. Talking about traffic or vehicles in general: (many vehicles).
  3. Specific types of vehicles combined with other characters, e.g., 火车 (train), 自行车 (bicycle).

Collocations and Patterns

  • : a measure word phrase for cars or vehicles.
  • 火车: train, literally 'fire vehicle'.
  • 车站: station for vehicles.

Usage Notes

is a very common and neutral word used in everyday conversation. It is often combined with measure words like (liàng) when counting vehicles. Avoid confusing with , which is a measure word, not a noun.

Common Confusion

Don't confuse (vehicle) with 车站 (station) or 车库 (garage), which are compound words. Also, is different from (horse), which was historically a common mode of transport before vehicles.

例文

我买了一辆新车。

Wǒ mǎi le yī liàng xīn chē.

I bought a new car.

这条路上有很多车。

Zhè tiáo lù shàng yǒu hěn duō chē.

There are many vehicles on this road.

火车比汽车跑得快。

Huǒchē bǐ qìchē pǎo de kuài.

Trains run faster than cars.