车chēcar; vehicle
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.
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?
How is 车 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你今天怎么去学校?
Nǐ jīntiān zěnme qù xuéxiào?
How are you going to school today?
- Speaker B:
我坐车去。
Wǒ zuò chē qù.
I am going by car.
- Speaker A:
你有车吗?
Nǐ yǒu chē ma?
Do you have a car?
- 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?
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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.