Chē

vehicle; car

HSK 1

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • Chēsurname Che
  • chēcar; vehicle; 辆[liàng]
  • war chariot (archaic); rook (in Chinese chess); rook (in chess)

3Structure

Overlapping structure重叠结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

候车hòu chē

to wait for a train/bus

叫车jiào chē

to call a taxi; to hail a cab

马车mǎ chē

horse-drawn carriage

火车站huǒ chē zhàn

railway station

坐车zuò chē

to take a car/bus

倒车dǎo chē

to reverse a vehicle; to back up

5Example Sentences

我每天开车上班。

wǒ měi tiān kāi chē shàng bān。

I drive to work every day.

请把车停在车站旁边。

qǐng bǎ chē tíng zài chē zhàn páng biān。

Please park the car next to the station.

这辆车很新。

zhè liàng chē hěn xīn。

This car is very new.

我每天坐车去公司。

wǒ měi tiān zuò chē qù gōng sī。

I take the bus to the office every day.

Other Characters Pronounced “che” / “ju”