高卡车

高卡車

gāokǎchē

noun

Measure Word

一辆高卡车 liàng

Meanings

1 go-kart (loanword)
2 kart

Characters

high (phonetic for 'go')

card (phonetic for 'kart')

Examples

他周末喜欢去开高卡车。

Tā zhōumò xǐhuan qù kāi gāokǎchē.

He likes to go karting on weekends.

高卡车比赛非常刺激。

Gāokǎchē bǐsài fēicháng cìjī.

Go-kart races are very thrilling.

Tips

memory

高卡 (gāokǎ) is a phonetic borrowing of English "go-kart," with 车 (chē, vehicle) tacked on as a category marker. Hear "go-ka" in 高卡 and the loan is obvious.

Stroke Order

高 gāo

卡 kǎ

车 chē