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车chēcar; vehicle

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车 (chē) means "car" or "vehicle." It names something people ride in or drive, as in 我有车 (I have a car), 他开车去学校 (he drives to school), and 我们坐车去 (we go by car). This entry covers that one sense, "car; vehicle," and shows it in simple everyday sentences.

What does 车 mean?

  1. 1.

    car; vehiclenoun

What does the character 车 mean?

  • 车car; vehicle

How do you use 车?

See it in 我有车, 他开车去学校 and 我们坐车去.

Patterns

  • 开 + 车

    他开车去学校。

    Tā kāi chē qù xuéxiào.

    He drives a car to school.

  • 坐 + 车

    我们坐车去。

    Wǒmen zuò chē qù.

    We go by car.

What are some examples of 车 in a sentence?

  1. 我有车。

    Wǒ yǒu chē.

    I have a car.

  2. 他开车去学校。

    Tā kāichē qù xuéxiào.

    He drives a car to school.

  3. 我们坐车去。

    Wǒmen zuò chē qù.

    We go by car.

How is 车 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你今天怎么去学校?

    Nǐ jīntiān zěnme qù xuéxiào?

    How are you going to school today?

  2. Speaker B:

    我坐车去。

    Wǒ zuò chē qù.

    I am going by car.

  3. Speaker A:

    你有车吗?

    Nǐ yǒu chē ma?

    Do you have a car?

  4. Speaker B:

    没有,我坐朋友的车。

    Méiyǒu, wǒ zuò péngyou de chē.

    No, I ride in my friend's car.

Can you use 车 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 他开___去学校。 (He drives a car to school.)
  2. 2.What does 我有车。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "vehicle"?

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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.