火车

火車

huǒchē

noun HSK 1 #1,739

Measure Word

一列火车 liè

Meanings

1 train

Characters

Literally 'fire vehicle' — from the steam-powered trains that ran on fire/coal.

Examples

火车几点到？

Huǒchē jǐ diǎn dào?

What time does the train arrive?

我坐火车去上海。

Wǒ zuò huǒchē qù Shànghǎi.

I'm taking the train to Shanghai.

Tips

culture

China has the world's largest high-speed rail network (高铁 gāotiě). The 火车 system connects almost every city, and during Spring Festival (春运 chūnyùn), billions of trips are made by train.

Stroke Order

火 huǒ

车 chē