通用汽车

通用汽車

TōngyòngQìchē

popculture

Meanings

1 General Motors (GM), American multinational automotive company

Characters

general / through

Examples

通用汽车是美国最大的汽车制造商之一。

Tōngyòng Qìchē shì Měiguó zuìdà de qìchē zhìzàoshāng zhī yī.

General Motors is one of the largest car manufacturers in the United States.

他在通用汽车工作了二十年。

Tā zài Tōngyòng Qìchē gōngzuòle èrshí nián.

He worked at General Motors for twenty years.

Tips

culture

通用 (tōngyòng) literally means 'general use / universal' — a direct translation of 'General' in 'General Motors'. The company's Chinese brands include Buick (别克), Chevrolet (雪佛兰), and Cadillac (凯迪拉克).

Stroke Order

通 tōng

用 yòng

汽 qì

车 chē