Writing
汽车 (qì chē) — how to say "car" in Chinese
汽车
Car
noun
Character composition
汽
steam, gas
车
vehicle
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
車
Cart
#159 · chē · 7 strokes
Collocations
开汽车上班
kāi qìchē shàngbān
to drive a car to work
一辆汽车
yí liàng qìchē
one car
Examples
他每天开汽车去上班。
He drives his car to work every day.
我有一辆汽车。
I have a car.
Mnemonic
[qì chē-] Chee the cat opened a steam valve, and steam hissed out: "Chee!" 🚗 Then he called to the driver Che: "Che, start it up!" The little cart with wheels rolled down the road and turned into a real 汽车.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "car" in Chinese?
"car" in Chinese is 汽车 (qì chē).
汽车 meaning in English
汽车 (qì chē) means "Car".
Car in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced qì chē (written as qi che, qiche). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How to spell car in Chinese?
It is written 汽车: 汽 has 7 strokes, 车 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 汽车?
汽车 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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