How to say “vehicles” in Chinese

车辆
chēliàng

vehicles

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Transportation”

“Vehicles” in Chinese is 车辆, chē liàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

车辆 is read chē liàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

chē — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
liàng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

车
chē — cart, car
辆
liàng — measure word: vehicles

On the left, 车 “cart”; on the right, 两 liǎng hints at the sound.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “车辆”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “vehicles” in Chinese?

“Vehicles” in Chinese is 车辆, pinyin chēliàng.

What does 车辆 mean?

车辆 (chēliàng) means “vehicles”.

How do you write 车辆?

车辆 is 2 characters: 车 (chē) — cart, car; 辆 (liàng) — measure word: vehicles. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 车辆?

车辆 is read chēliàng. Tones: chē — first tone, liàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“vehicles” in the lesson “Traffic and fines”

This word is from the topic “Transportation” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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