汽车

汽車

qìchē

noun HSK 1 #1,223

Measure Word

一辆汽车 liàng

Meanings

1 car; automobile

Characters

Literally 'steam vehicle' — from the age of steam-powered automobiles.

Examples

他有一辆汽车。

Tā yǒu yí liàng qìchē.

He has a car.

汽车太多了。

Qìchē tài duō le.

There are too many cars.

Tips

usage

In everyday speech, 车 (chē) alone is more commonly used to mean 'car.' 汽车 is slightly more formal. For specific types: 出租车 (taxi), 公共汽车 (bus).

Stroke Order

汽 qì

车 chē