How to say “car” in Chinese
car, automobile
“Car” in Chinese is 汽车, qì chē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
汽车 is read qì 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, 氵 “water”; on the right, 气 qì “air” gives both the meaning and 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 “汽车”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 汽车. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 汽车在高速公路上行驶。qìchēzàigāosùgōnglùshangxíngshǐThe car is traveling on the highway.
- 这家工厂制造汽车。zhèjiāgōngchǎngzhìzàoqìchēThis factory manufactures cars.
- 这辆汽车是在中国制造的zhèliàngqìchēshìzàiZhōngguózhìzàodeThis car was made in China.
- 他们正在研制一种新型汽车tāmenzhèngzàiyánzhìyìzhǒngxīnxíngqìchēThey're developing a new type of car.
- 两辆汽车在路口发生了碰撞liǎngliàngqìchēzàilùkǒufāshēnglepèngzhuàngTwo cars collided at the intersection.
- 门口停着一辆崭新的汽车。ménkǒutíngzheyíliàngzhǎnxīndeqìchēA brand-new car is parked by the entrance.
More words from the lesson “Car and bike”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “car” in Chinese?
“Car” in Chinese is 汽车, pinyin qìchē.
What does 汽车 mean?
汽车 (qìchē) means “car, automobile”.
How do you write 汽车?
汽车 is 2 characters: 汽 (qì) — steam; 车 (chē) — cart, car. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 汽车?
汽车 is read qìchē. Tones: qì — fourth tone, chē — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“car” in the lesson “Car and bike”
This word is from the topic “City and travel” of HSK 3. 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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