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  ce1 geoi1   jyutping
  che1 ju1   pinyin
(jyutping) ce1 (pinyin) che1
[1] [n] cart; vehicle
[2] [n] wheeled machine, eg: car
[3] [v] carry in a cart
[4] [v] shape (things) on a lathe; lathe; turn
[5] [v] lift water by a water wheel
[6] Kangxi radical 159

(jyutping) geoi1 (pinyin) ju1
[1] war chariot (archaic)
[2] chariot in Chinese chess

nounAdditional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 7
Level: 1
Radical: (#159)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
車 / 车

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This word has been viewed 34179 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Dec 2009 05:57

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detail  fun2 soeng1 jing4 ce1  kuan3 xiang1 xing2 che1 = Minivan
detail  fo2 ce1  huo3 che1 = train
detail  hei3 ce1  qi4 che1 = motor vehicle; automobile; car
detail  maa5 ce1  ma3 che1 = horse-drawn carriage
detail  syut3 ce1  xue3 che1 = sled, toboggan
detail  ce1 dou6  che1 dao4 = a lane; a traffic lane
detail  daan1 ce1   = bicycle
detail  goek3 ce1   = bicycle
detail  fung1 ce1  feng1 che1 = windmill
detail  fung1 ce1 faa1  feng1 che1 hua1 = passionflower
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Showing 10 of 31 examples containing 車
detail 揸車幾個
I've been driving a few months.
[Lit. I drive-car drive-already few [counter] months.]
detail audio 火車
I hate to ride on trains.
detail audio 二手嚟㗎
This car is second-hand.
detail audio 小心揸車
Drive carefully.
detail audio 汽車鏟上行人路
The vehicle mounted the pavement.
detail 請問可以科大
Excuse me, do you know what public transport can take me to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (from here)?
detail 壞咗快啲拖車
My car's broken down, quickly send out a repair truck!
[Lit. I [counter] car broken-already, you faster send-out [counter] drag-car come [particle]!]
detail 車死咗火快啲拖車
My car's packed up, quickly send out a repair truck!
[Lit. My [counter] car die-already fire, you faster send [counter] drag-car come [particle]! 死咗火 is more commonly used than 壞咗.]
detail 馬鞍山一個架空車站
Ma On Shan MTR Station is an elevated rail station.
[架空 means elevated rail (as opposed to underground).]
detail 差人車尾搵到屍體
The policeman found the body in the car's trunk.
[Lit. [counter] policeman at car-trunk find-arrive [counter] dead-body In this example, 喺車尾廂 cannot go at the end of the sentence. (Why?)]
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