清障车

清障車

qīngzhàngchē

noun

Measure Word

一辆清障车 liàng

Meanings

1 tow truck
2 recovery vehicle
3 breakdown/wrecker truck

Characters

Examples

高速公路上抛锚了，得叫清障车来拖。

Gāosù gōnglù shàng pāomáo le, děi jiào qīngzhàngchē lái tuō.

The car broke down on the highway — we need to call a tow truck.

事故现场来了两辆清障车。

Shìgù xiànchǎng láile liǎng liàng qīngzhàngchē.

Two recovery trucks arrived at the accident scene.

Tips

memory

清 (clear) + 障 (obstruction) + 车 (vehicle) = 'obstruction-clearing vehicle.' The whole word literally describes what a tow truck does: clear the road of disabled vehicles.

Stroke Order

清 qīng

障 zhàng

车 chē