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汽车qì chēcar

HSK 3word

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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. 1.

    carnoun

  2. 2.

    automobilenoun

  3. 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?

  1. 他买了一辆新汽车。

    Tā mǎi le yí liàng xīn qìchē.

    He bought a new car.

  2. 路上汽车很多。

    Lùshang qìchē hěn duō.

    There are a lot of cars on the road.

  3. 我坐汽车去上班。

    Wǒ zuò qìchē qù shàngbān.

    I go to work by bus.

How is 汽车 used in a conversation?

  1. 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?

  2. 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.

  3. Speaker A:

    他每天开车上班吗?

    Tā měi tiān kāichē shàngbān ma?

    Does he drive to work every day?

  4. 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.