车窗 (chēchuāng): car window; vehicle window

Measure Word

一扇车窗 shàn

Meanings

1 car window; vehicle window
2 window of a train, bus, or other vehicle

Characters

Vehicle + window - the window of any type of vehicle.

Examples

HSK 4

他摇下车窗问路。

Tā yáo xià chēchuāng wèn lù.

He rolled down the car window to ask for directions.

HSK 5

请不要把头伸出车窗外。

Qǐng bùyào bǎ tóu shēn chū chēchuāng wài.

Please don't stick your head out of the car window.

HSK 6

雨滴打在车窗上。

Yǔdī dǎ zài chēchuāng shang.

Raindrops hit the car window.

Tips

usage

车窗 covers any vehicle window - car, bus, train. For a house window, use 窗户 (chuānghu). The 摇下车窗 (roll down the window) phrase is still used even for electric windows.

Stroke Order

车 chē

窗 chuāng

Related Words

车上 chēshàng HSK 1 #1,997

on the vehicle / in the car / bus / train

窗口 chuāngkǒu HSK 6 #6,093

window (physical opening) / service window; counter (e.g., ticket window) / window (computing)

公车 gōngchē HSK 7-9 #4,370

bus; public bus / government vehicle

上车 shàngchē HSK 1 #3,736

to get on (a bus, train, car, etc.)

下车 xiàchē HSK 1 #6,397

to get off (a bus, train, car, etc.)

车站 chēzhàn HSK 1 #3,793

station / bus or train stop

车子 chēzi #2,243

car / vehicle

车 chē HSK 1 #178

vehicle; car / machine; wheeled instrument / to shape on a lathe; to machine

车门 chēmén #7,474

car door / vehicle door

车票 chēpiào HSK 1 #7,499

bus/train ticket