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 44201 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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Showing 10 of 31 examples containing 車

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?)]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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