轿车

轎車

jiàochē

noun HSK 7 #4,473

Measure Word

一辆轿车 liàng

Meanings

1 sedan
2 car
3 passenger car

Characters

Examples

他买了一辆新轿车。

Tā mǎi le yī liàng xīn jiàochē.

He bought a new sedan.

这辆轿车开起来很舒服。

Zhè liàng jiàochē kāi qǐlái hěn shūfu.

This sedan is very comfortable to drive.

Tips

history

轿 originally referred to a sedan chair (轿子). 轿车 literally means 'sedan-chair vehicle,' reflecting how enclosed passenger vehicles evolved from sedan chairs.

Stroke Order

轿 jiào

车 chē