拖车

拖車

tuōchē

noun #4,737

Measure Word

一辆拖车 liàng

Meanings

1 tow truck
2 trailer
3 to tow a vehicle

Characters

to drag; to tow

Examples

我的车抛锚了，得叫拖车。

Wǒ de chē pāomáo le, děi jiào tuōchē.

My car broke down, I need to call a tow truck.

卡车后面拉着一辆拖车。

Kǎchē hòumiàn lā zhe yī liàng tuōchē.

The truck is pulling a trailer behind it.

Tips

usage

拖车 can mean both a tow truck (the vehicle that tows) and a trailer (a vehicle being towed). Context usually makes the meaning clear. As a verb-object phrase, it means 'to tow a car'.

Stroke Order

拖 tuō

车 chē