How to say “e-scooter” in Chinese

电动车
diàndòngchē

e-scooter, electric car

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

“E-scooter” in Chinese is 电动车, diàn dòng chē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

电动车 is read diàn dòng chē: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

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

How to write it

电
diàn — electricity

Originally a picture of lightning.

动
dòng — move

On the right, 力 “strength”.

车
chē — cart, car

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 “电动车”.

Examples

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

  • 我的电动车没电了wǒdediàndòngchēméidiànleMy e-scooter's battery is dead.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “e-scooter” in Chinese?

“E-scooter” in Chinese is 电动车, pinyin diàndòngchē.

What does 电动车 mean?

电动车 (diàndòngchē) means “e-scooter, electric car”.

How do you write 电动车?

电动车 is 3 characters: 电 (diàn) — electricity; 动 (dòng) — move; 车 (chē) — cart, car. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 电动车?

电动车 is read diàndòngchē. Tones: diàn — fourth tone, dòng — fourth tone, chē — first tone. The page has an audio recording.

“e-scooter” 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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