车头

車頭

chētóu

noun #12,784

Measure Word

一个车头 gè

Meanings

1 front of a vehicle; locomotive; engine (of a train)

Characters

head; front; beginning

Examples

HSK 5

车头撞得很严重。

Chētóu zhuàng de hěn yánzhòng.

The front of the car was badly damaged in the crash.

HSK 7-9

火车头拉着二十节车厢。

Huǒchētóu lā zhe èrshí jié chēxiāng.

The locomotive is pulling twenty carriages.

Tips

usage

车头 can mean the front end of any vehicle (car, bus) or specifically a train engine/locomotive (火车头). The opposite is 车尾 (rear of a vehicle).

Stroke Order

车 chē

头 tóu