汽车qì chēcar
汽车 (qì chē) means "car" or "automobile," and can also mean "bus." It is a general word for motor vehicles on the road, counted with 辆, as in 一辆汽车 (a car). In casual speech, 车 alone is often used for a car.
What does 汽车 mean?
- 1.
carnoun
- 2.
automobilenoun
- 3.
busnoun
What do the characters in 汽车 mean?
- 汽steam
- 车car
How do you use 汽车?
汽车 is counted with 辆, as in 一辆汽车; in casual speech 车 alone is often enough.
Patterns
一辆 + 汽车
门口有一辆汽车。
Ménkǒu yǒu yí liàng qìchē.
There is a car at the door.
What are some examples of 汽车 in a sentence?
How is 汽车 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
门口那辆汽车是谁的?
Ménkǒu nà liàng qìchē shì shéi de?
Whose car is that at the door?
- Speaker B:
是我哥哥的,他上个月买的。
Shì wǒ gēge de, tā shàng ge yuè mǎi de.
It's my older brother's. He bought it last month.
- Speaker A:
他每天开车上班吗?
Tā měi tiān kāichē shàngbān ma?
Does he drive to work every day?
- Speaker B:
不,他还是坐地铁。
Bù, tā háishi zuò dìtiě.
No, he still takes the subway.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.