电车

電車

diànchē

noun HSK 6 #8,495

Measure Word

一辆电车 liàng

Meanings

1 tram; trolleybus; streetcar
2 electric vehicle (modern usage)

Characters

electricity; electric

An electric vehicle — historically a tram or trolleybus.

Examples

大连还有老式电车。

Dàlián háiyǒu lǎoshì diànchē.

Dalian still has old-style trams.

坐电车去那边更方便。

Zuò diànchē qù nàbiān gèng fāngbiàn.

Taking the tram there is more convenient.

现在很多人开电车。

Xiànzài hěnduō rén kāi diànchē.

Nowadays many people drive electric cars.

Tips

usage

Traditionally 电车 meant tram/trolleybus. In modern usage, younger Chinese increasingly use 电车 as shorthand for electric cars (电动汽车). Context usually makes the meaning clear.

Stroke Order

电 diàn

车 chē