Radical 159Radical

车

chē

cart; vehicle

Frequency
#361Estimated
HSK
Level 1Estimated

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How it is built

车 is one of the 214 radicals: a building block of its own. See radical 159

Some notes are traditional explanations, not proven history.

Built from 车 6

Characters that use it as a direct part, most common first.

Words 11

  • 出租车chūzūchētaxiHSK 1 Estimated
  • 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbusHSK 2 Estimated
  • 开车kāichēdrive a car
  • 火车huǒchētrain
  • 车站chēzhànstation
  • 车票chēpiàotrain or bus ticket
  • 汽车qìchēcar
  • 自行车zìxíngchēbicycle
  • 火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station
  • 汽车站qìchēzhànbus station
  • 车水马龙chēshuǐ-mǎlóngheavy traffic; bustling

Sentences 7

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  • 你会开车吗?Nǐ huì kāichē ma?Can you drive?
  • 我坐出租车去机场。Wǒ zuò chūzūchē qù jīchǎng.I'm taking a taxi to the airport.
  • 我想买一张火车票。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì zhāng huǒchēpiào.I'd like to buy a train ticket.
  • 火车站在哪儿?Huǒchēzhàn zài nǎr?Where is the train station?
  • 小心!车来了!Xiǎoxīn! Chē lái le!Careful! A car is coming!
  • 我在等公共汽车。Wǒ zài děng gōnggòng qìchē.I'm waiting for the bus.
  • 火车很快。Huǒchē hěn kuài.The train is fast.