小轿车

小轎車

xiǎojiàochē

noun #36,103

Measure Word

一辆小轿车 liàng

Meanings

1 sedan
2 passenger car
3 small car

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

他买了一辆新的小轿车。

Tā mǎi le yī liàng xīn de xiǎojiàochē.

He bought a new sedan.

HSK 6

这条路只允许小轿车通行。

Zhè tiáo lù zhǐ yǔnxǔ xiǎojiàochē tōngxíng.

This road only allows passenger cars to pass.

Tips

memory

轿车 traces back to 轿子 (a sedan chair carried by servants) - a small, enclosed vehicle for one passenger. Modern 小轿车 just means a regular car (sedan), distinguished from 卡车 (truck) and 客车 (bus). The 小 emphasizes 'passenger-sized' rather than 'small.'

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

轿 jiào

车 chē