吉普车

吉普車

jípǔchē

noun #13,726

Measure Word

一辆吉普车 liàng

Meanings

1 jeep (loanword)
2 SUV-type vehicle

Characters

lucky; auspicious

universal; common

Examples

他们开着吉普车穿越了沙漠。

tāmen kāizhe jípǔchē chuānyuè le shāmò.

They drove a jeep through the desert.

Tips

history

吉普 is a phonetic transliteration of 'jeep'. The characters 吉 (lucky) and 普 (universal) were chosen for their positive meanings — a common strategy in Chinese brand transliterations.

Stroke Order

吉 jí

普 pǔ

车 chē