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卡車
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lorry; truck, pickup truck | Cant.: 貨車 | "卡" is from the English word "car"; this implies someone couldn't tell the difference between a truck and a car when this phrase was coined. Sadly, it is now the "Standard Chinese" term for trucks. Level: 3 Google Frequency: 3,930,000 This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國 |
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This word has been viewed 2836 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 27th Jul 2004 17:27 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:卡 kaa1 - calorie; lorry; checkpoint; card車 ce1 geoi1 - cart; vehicle; car 1 compounds containing this word:卸貨卡車 - a dumptruck, a tipper lorry |
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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *** |