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电车

電車
diànchē
noun #8,495

Measure Word

一辆电车 liàng

Meanings

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

Characters

电
diàn
electricity; electric
车
chē
vehicle; car
An electric vehicle - historically a tram or trolleybus.

Examples

HSK 1
现在很多人开电车。
Xiànzài hěnduō rén kāi diànchē.
Nowadays many people drive electric cars.
HSK 3
坐电车去那边更方便。
Zuò diànchē qù nàbiān gèng fāngbiàn.
Taking the tram there is more convenient.
HSK 5
大连还有老式电车。
Dàlián háiyǒu lǎoshì diànchē.
Dalian still has old-style trams.

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