卡车

卡車

kǎchē

noun HSK 7-9 #1,732

Measure Word

一辆卡车 liàng

Meanings

1 truck; lorry

Characters

phonetic (from English 'car')

卡 is a phonetic borrowing from English 'car' — so 卡车 literally translates back as 'car vehicle,' but specifically means truck.

Examples

一辆大卡车堵在路中间。

Yí liàng dà kǎchē dǔ zài lù zhōngjiān.

A big truck was blocking the middle of the road.

货物都用卡车运送。

Huòwù dōu yòng kǎchē yùnsòng.

All the goods are transported by truck.

Stroke Order

卡 kǎ

车 chē