列车 (lièchē): train (railway)

Measure Word

一列列车 liè

Meanings

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 2

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

列车上禁止吸烟。

Lièchē shàng jìnzhǐ xīyān.

Smoking is prohibited on the train.

HSK 6

这趟列车开往北京。

Zhè tàng lièchē kāi wǎng Běijīng.

This train is heading to Beijing.

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

Related Words

列车员 lièchēyuán #28,683

train attendant / rail car steward

列 liè HSK 4 #2,547

to arrange; to line up / row; column; series / to list; to enumerate

系列 xìliè HSK 4 #2,908

series; set / lineup (of products)

火车站 huǒchēzhàn #6,801

train station; railway station

列为 lièwéi HSK 4 #11,302

to classify as; to list as / to be designated as

列入 lièrù HSK 4 #11,790

to include on a list / to be placed on (a list, schedule)

车站 chēzhàn HSK 1 #3,793

station / bus or train stop

上车 shàngchē HSK 1 #3,736

to get on (a bus, train, car, etc.)

堵车 dǔchē HSK 4 #10,126

traffic jam; to be stuck in traffic / traffic congestion

车上 chēshàng HSK 1 #1,997

on the vehicle / in the car / bus / train