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列车

列車
lièchē
noun HSK 5 #4,731

Measure Word

一列列车 liè

Meanings

  1. 1 train (railway)

Characters

列
liè
row; series; to line up
车
chē
vehicle; car
Literally 'lined-up vehicles' - train carriages linked together.

Examples

HSK 3
列车马上就要到站了。
Lièchē mǎshàng jiùyào dào zhàn le.
The train is about to arrive at the station.
HSK 4
这趟列车开往北京。
Zhè tàng lièchē kāi wǎng Běijīng.
This train is heading to Beijing.
HSK 4
列车上禁止吸烟。
Lièchē shàng jìnzhǐ xīyān.
Smoking is prohibited on the train.

Tips

usage
列车 (formal, used in announcements) vs 火车 (everyday word for train). You'll hear 列车 in station announcements: 列车即将到站 (The train is arriving).

Stroke Order

列 liè
车 chē