小汽车

小汽車

xiǎoqìchē

noun #26,002

Measure Word

一辆小汽车 liàng

Meanings

1 compact car
2 automobile
3 small car

Characters

steam; vapor; gas

Examples

他刚买了一辆红色的小汽车。

Tā gāng mǎi le yī liàng hóngsè de xiǎoqìchē.

He just bought a red car.

街上停满了小汽车。

Jiēshàng tíng mǎn le xiǎoqìchē.

The street is packed with cars.

Tips

usage

小汽车 emphasizes a private, small passenger car as opposed to larger vehicles like buses (公共汽车) or trucks (卡车). 汽车 alone is the general word for car.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

汽 qì

车 chē