车钱

車錢

chēqián

noun #29,352

Meanings

1 fare
2 transport costs
3 money for a ride

Characters

vehicle; car; bus

money; coin; cash

Examples

你有没有车钱？我坐公交来的。

Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu chēqián? Wǒ zuò gōngjiāo lái de.

Do you have bus fare? I came by bus.

公司报销了他的车钱。

Gōngsī bàoxiāo le tā de chēqián.

The company reimbursed his transport costs.

Tips

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车钱 is a colloquial northern Chinese term for transportation fare. More formal equivalents include 交通费 (traffic/transportation expenses) or 路费 (travel expenses). In southern regions, 车费 is more common.

Stroke Order

车 chē

钱 qián