車 (ce1 geoi1 | che1 ju1) : cart; vehicle; car

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車

ce1 geoi1

che1 ju1

(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

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 7

Level: 1

Radical: (#159)

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

車 / 车

Don't confuse with:
東柬束朿

This word has been viewed 37021 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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款廂型車 fun2 soeng1 jing4 ce1 kuan3 xiang1 xing2 che1 = Minivan

火車 fo2 ce1 huo3 che1 = train

汽車 hei3 ce1 qi4 che1 = motor vehicle; automobile; car

馬車 maa5 ce1 ma3 che1 = horse-drawn carriage

雪車 syut3 ce1 xue3 che1 = sled, toboggan

車道 ce1 dou6 che1 dao4 = a lane; a traffic lane

單車 daan1 ce1 = bicycle 粵

腳車 goek3 ce1 = bicycle

風車 fung1 ce1 feng1 che1 = windmill

風車花 fung1 ce1 faa1 feng1 che1 hua1 = passionflower
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佢揸車揸咗幾個月粵
I've been driving a few months.
[Lit. I drive-car drive-already few [counter] months.]

我最憎搭火車㗎嘞粵
I hate to ride on trains.

呢架係二手車嚟㗎粵
This car is second-hand.

小心揸車。粵
Drive carefully.

汽車鏟上行人路粵
The vehicle mounted the pavement.

請問喺伊到可以搭咩車去科大？粵
Excuse me, do you know what public transport can take me to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (from here)?

我架車壞咗，你快啲派架拖車嚟啦！粵
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]!]

我架車死咗火，你快啲派架拖車嚟啦！粵
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.]

馬鞍山站係一個架空車站粵
Ma On Shan MTR Station is an elevated rail station.
[架空 means elevated rail (as opposed to underground).]

個差人喺車尾廂搵到個屍體粵
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?)]

佢踩單車喺我身邊飛過。粵
She flew past me on her bike.
[飛過 is a metaphor matched by "flew past".]

乘務員用剪票夾在我們的車票上打孔。國
The train conductor punched our tickets.

《電車男》係封閉青年粵
The "train man" is a loner

車站入閘後及車廂內，嚴禁飲食
Eating or drinking is not allowed on trains, or in the paid areas of stations.
[MTR announcement]

請勿靠近車門
Please stand back from the doors
[MTR announcement]

請小心列車與月台間之空隙
Please mind the gap between the train and the platform
[MTR announcement]

請注意，地鐵車廂內嚴禁飲食，請保持車廂清潔衛生，多謝合作
Please remember. No eating or drinking on MTR trains. Help us keep them fresh, clean and tidy. Thank you!
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,132183 It's supposed to be a MTR announcement, but the wordings are not exactly the same.]

喺馬來西亞，未滿17歲嘅人唔准揸車。粵
In Malaysia, those who have not reached the age of 17 cannot (legally) drive.

畀架車瀄到成身泥粵
We're splashed with mud from head to toe by the passing car.
[lit. "the entire body"]

佢連車都買唔起, 何況係買屋粵
He can't afford a car, let alone a house.

部車撞上石壆粵
The car crashes over on the curb.

還帶著睡眼惺忪的小學生在路旁等校車。國
The sleepy-eyed students are waiting for the school bus by the road.

個肥仔出力噉𨅝住部三輪車粵
The fat guy is pedalling furiously on his tricycle.

靚女一上車，小巴上嘅麻甩仔都打雀噉眼望住佢粵
The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards

重唔快攞出啲紳士風度幫寶華開車門！粵
Shouln't you be a gentleman by opening the car door for Bou Wah?

燒焊返個線圈就可以撻着架車粵
The car should be able to start once we weld the solenoid.

搭地鐵由西灣河到銅鑼灣只需大概二十分鐘嘅車程。粵
It takes only around twenty minutes from Sai Wan Hoi to Causeway Bay by MTR (the Metro).

佢住喺座山度，不知幾咁隔涉，連車都行唔到粵
He lives up on a mountain, really secluded, you can't even reach it by car.

坦克車係一架有履帶嘅戰鬥車粵
A tank is a war machine with caterpillar tracks.

架車打過蠟，呤咗好多。粵
The car looks shinier after waxing.

火車捐山窿 ? ?!
train going through tunnel
[gyun1 is not definite character -- help would be appreciated!]

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