How to say “transfer” in Chinese
transfer (between vehicles)
“Transfer” in Chinese is 倒车, dǎo chē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
倒车 is read dǎo chē: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 到 dào hints at the sound. Second reading: dǎo, “fall”.
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 “倒车”.
More words from the lesson “A long journey”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “transfer” in Chinese?
“Transfer” in Chinese is 倒车, pinyin dǎochē.
What does 倒车 mean?
倒车 (dǎochē) means “transfer (between vehicles)”.
How do you write 倒车?
倒车 is 2 characters: 倒 (dào) — pour; turn upside down; 车 (chē) — cart, car. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 倒车?
倒车 is read dǎochē. Tones: dǎo — third tone, chē — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“transfer” in the lesson “A long journey”
This word is from the topic “Travel and transport” of HSK 6. 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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