通车

通車

tōngchē

verb HSK 7 #37,613

Meanings

1 to open to traffic (a new road, bridge, rail line)
2 (of a locality) to have a transportation service

Characters

to pass through; open

Examples

新的地铁线路下个月通车。

Xīn de dìtiě xiànlù xià ge yuè tōngchē.

The new subway line opens to traffic next month.

这座桥已经正式通车了。

Zhè zuò qiáo yǐjīng zhèngshì tōngchē le.

This bridge has officially opened to traffic.

Stroke Order

通 tōng

车 chē