车 (車)
chē
Pinyin

Definition

车 (車)
 - 
chē
  1. car
  2. vehicle
  3. CL:輛|辆[liàng]
  4. machine
  5. to shape with a lathe
  6. Kangxi radical 159
车 (車)
 - 
jū
  1. war chariot (archaic)
  2. rook (in Chinese chess)
  3. rook (in chess)
车 (車)
 - 
Chē
  1. surname Che

Character Decomposition

Compounds (29)

较
jiào
  1. 1 to compare
  2. 2 to dispute
  3. 3 compared to
  4. 4 (before adj.) relatively
  5. 5 comparatively
  6. 6 rather
  7. 7 also pr. [jiǎo]
轻
qīng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 easy
  3. 3 gentle
  4. 4 soft
  5. 5 reckless
  6. 6 unimportant
  7. 7 frivolous
  8. 8 small in number
  9. 9 unstressed
  10. 10 neutral
  11. 11 to disparage
转
zhuǎi
  1. 1 see also: 转文 zhuǎi wén
转
zhuǎn
  1. 1 to turn
  2. 2 to change direction
  3. 3 to transfer
  4. 4 to forward (mail)
转
zhuàn
  1. 1 to revolve
  2. 2 to turn
  3. 3 to circle about
  4. 4 to walk about
  5. 5 classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm
  6. 6 classifier for repeated actions

Related Words (20)

上车
shàng chē
  1. 1 to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
下车
xià chē
  1. 1 to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
公交车
gōng jiāo chē
  1. 1 public transport vehicle
  2. 2 town bus
  3. 3 classifier: 辆 liàng
出租车
chū zū chē
  1. 1 taxi
  2. 2 (Tw) rental car
列车
liè chē
  1. 1 (railway) train

Idioms (18)

前车之覆，后车之鉴
qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn
  1. 1 lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
  2. 2 learn from past mistake
  3. 3 once bitten twice shy
前车之鉴
qián chē zhī jiàn
  1. 1 to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
学富五车
xué fù wǔ chē
  1. 1 of great erudition and scholarship (idiom)
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
  1. 1 to go on foot (idiom)
  2. 2 to do things at a leisurely pace
宝马香车
bǎo mǎ xiāng chē
  1. 1 precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
  2. 2 ostentatious display of luxury

Sample Sentences

德国生产很多车子。
Déguó shēngchǎn hěnduō chēzi 。
Germany produces many cars.
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请跟我来。这里就是我们的生产车间。
qǐng gēn wǒ lái 。zhèlǐ jiùshì wǒmen de shēngchǎnchējiān 。
Please follow me. Here is our production area.
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没问题，我明天派车去接您。
méi wèntí ，wǒ míngtiān pài chē qù jiē nín 。
No problem. I’ll send a car to pick you up tomorrow.
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车水马龙的城市
chēshuǐmǎlóng de chéngshì
bustling city
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车水马龙
chēshuǐmǎlóng
hustle and bustle
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在这车水马龙的城市里，我很幸运遇到你。
zài zhè chēshuǐmǎlóng de chéngshì lǐ ，wǒ hěn xìngyùn yùdào nǐ 。
In this bustling city, I'm lucky to meet you.
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开学的时候，门口车水马龙好热闹。
kāixué de shíhou ，ménkǒu chēshuǐmǎlóng hǎo rènao 。
When the school starts, the entrance of the school is very congested and bustling.
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过年的时候，到处都车水马龙。
guònián de shíhou ，dàochù dōu chēshuǐmǎlóng 。
During Chinese New Year, there is traffic congestion everywhere.
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他在这车水马龙的城市里如鱼得水，因为他从不拖泥带水。
tā zài zhè chēshuǐmǎlóng de chéngshì lǐ rúyúdéshuǐ ，yīnwèi tā cóngbù tuōnídàishuǐ 。
In this bustling city, he is like a fish in water. Because he never works sloppily.
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禁止停车
jìnzhǐ tíngchē
Do not park
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