列车

列車

lièchē

noun HSK 4 #4,731

Measure Word

一列列车 liè

Meanings

1 train (railway)

Characters

row; series; to line up

Literally 'lined-up vehicles' — train carriages linked together

Examples

列车马上就要到站了。

Lièchē mǎshàng jiùyào dào zhàn le.

The train is about to arrive at the station.

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 (huǒchē, 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