自卸车

自卸車

zìxièchē

noun

Measure Word

一辆自卸车 liàng

Meanings

1 dump truck
2 tipper truck

Characters

Examples

自卸车把土倒在空地上。

Zìxièchē bǎ tǔ dào zài kōngdì shàng.

The dump truck dumped the dirt on the empty lot.

这种自卸车可以装三十吨。

Zhè zhǒng zìxièchē kěyǐ zhuāng sānshí dūn.

This kind of dump truck can carry thirty tons.

Tips

memory

自 (self) + 卸 (unload) + 车 (vehicle) = "self-unloading vehicle" — the truck that tips its own bed to dump cargo without manual shoveling.

Stroke Order

自 zì

卸 xiè

车 chē