过山车

過山車

guòshānchē

noun

Meanings

HSK 4

我不敢坐过山车。

Wǒ bù gǎn zuò guòshānchē.

I'm too scared to ride roller coasters.

HSK 6

这几年房价像坐过山车一样，一会儿涨一会儿跌。

Zhè jǐ nián fángjià xiàng zuò guòshānchē yíyàng, yíhuìr zhǎng yíhuìr diē.

House prices these past few years have been a roller coaster, up one moment and down the next.

memory

过 'to go over' + 山 'hills' + 车 'car': a car that runs over the hills. In Taiwan it is 云霄飞车 'sky-high flying car'.

过 guò

山 shān

车 chē