飞车

飛車

fēichē

noun #8,803

Measure Word

一辆飞车 liàng

Meanings

1 speeding vehicle
2 racing car
3 to speed; to drive recklessly fast

Characters

Flying + vehicle — a speeding car or racing vehicle.

Examples

那辆飞车差点撞到行人。

Nà liàng fēichē chàdiǎn zhuàngdào xíngrén.

That speeding car almost hit a pedestrian.

飞车抢夺是一种犯罪行为。

Fēichē qiǎngduó shì yī zhǒng fànzuì xíngwéi.

Snatching from a speeding vehicle is a criminal act.

他喜欢看飞车特技表演。

Tā xǐhuan kàn fēichē tèjì biǎoyǎn.

He likes watching stunt car performances.

Tips

usage

飞车 can be a noun (speeding car) or a verb-object phrase (to speed). 飞车抢夺 (fēichē qiǎngduó) is a common crime term for drive-by snatching of bags or phones.

In Pop Culture

速度与激情 Sùdù yǔ Jīqíng

The Fast and the Furious (film series)

Hollywood racing action franchise known as 速度与激情 in China

Stroke Order

飞 fēi

车 chē