倒车

倒車

dǎochē

verb HSK 4 #13,235

Meanings

1 to change buses/trains (transfer)
2 to reverse (a vehicle); to back up

Characters

to reverse; to change

Examples

你需要在下一站倒车。

Nǐ xūyào zàixià yī zhàn dǎochē.

You need to transfer at the next stop.

从这里到机场要倒两次车。

Cóng zhèlǐ dào jīchǎng yào dǎo liǎng cì chē.

From here to the airport you need to transfer twice.

他正在倒车入库。

Tā zhèngzài dǎochē rùkù.

He is backing the car into the parking spot.

Tips

usage

倒车 has two common meanings: (1) to transfer between buses/trains, and (2) to reverse/back up a vehicle. Context usually makes it clear which is meant.

Stroke Order

倒 dǎo

车 chē