How to say “parking space” in Chinese

车位
chēwèi

parking space

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

“Parking space” in Chinese is 车位, chē wèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

车位 is read chē wèi: 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
wèi — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

车
chē — cart, car
位
wèi — place; polite measure word

On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 立 “stand”.

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 “车位”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 车位. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 停车场里没有车位了tíngchēchǎngliméiyǒuchēwèileThere are no spaces left in the parking lot.

More words from the lesson “Parking and gas”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “parking space” in Chinese?

“Parking space” in Chinese is 车位, pinyin chēwèi.

What does 车位 mean?

车位 (chēwèi) means “parking space”.

How do you write 车位?

车位 is 2 characters: 车 (chē) — cart, car; 位 (wèi) — place; polite measure word. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 车位?

车位 is read chēwèi. Tones: chē — first tone, wèi — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“parking space” in the lesson “Parking and gas”

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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