How to say “vehicle speed” in Chinese

车速
chēsù

vehicle speed

noun · HSK 4 · topic “On the road: transportation”

“Vehicle speed” in Chinese is 车速, chē sù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

车速 is read chē sù: 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
sù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

车
chē — cart, car
速
sù — fast; speed

On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 束 shù 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 “车速”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “vehicle speed” in Chinese?

“Vehicle speed” in Chinese is 车速, pinyin chēsù.

What does 车速 mean?

车速 (chēsù) means “vehicle speed”.

How do you write 车速?

车速 is 2 characters: 车 (chē) — cart, car; 速 (sù) — fast; speed. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 车速?

车速 is read chēsù. Tones: chē — first tone, sù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“vehicle speed” in the lesson “How we'll get there”

This word is from the topic “On the road: transportation” of HSK 4. 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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