How to say “motor vehicle” in Chinese
motor vehicle
“Motor vehicle” in Chinese is 机动车, jī dòng chē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
机动车 is read jī dòng chē: 3 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, 木 “wood”.
On the right, 力 “strength”.
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 “机动车”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “motor vehicle” in Chinese?
“Motor vehicle” in Chinese is 机动车, pinyin jīdòngchē.
What does 机动车 mean?
机动车 (jīdòngchē) means “motor vehicle”.
How do you write 机动车?
机动车 is 3 characters: 机 (jī) — machine, device; 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 机动车?
机动车 is read jīdòngchē. Tones: jī — first tone, dòng — fourth tone, chē — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“motor vehicle” in the lesson “Rush hour”
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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