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火车

火車
huǒchē
noun HSK 1 #1,739

Measure Word

一列火车 liè

Meanings

  1. 1 train

Characters

火
huǒ
fire
车
chē
vehicle
Literally 'fire vehicle' - from the steam-powered trains that ran on fire / coal.

Examples

HSK 1
火车几点到？
Huǒchē jǐ diǎn dào?
What time does the train arrive?
HSK 3
我坐火车去上海。
Wǒ zuò huǒchē qù Shànghǎi.
I'm taking the train to Shanghai.
HSK 3
火车马上就要开了。
Huǒchē mǎshàng jiù yào kāi le.
The train is about to leave.

Tips

culture
China has the world's largest high-speed rail network (高铁). The 火车 system connects almost every city, and during Spring Festival (春运), billions of trips are made by train.

Stroke Order

火 huǒ
车 chē