车辆

chē liàng

CL 辆 liàng 部 bù

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

Definitions

1. vehicle

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 车 chē 车 chē car informal, spoken: car

Related words

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• 机动车 jī dòng chē 机动车 jī dòng chē motor vehicle motor vehicle, often used in official contexts: motor vehicle
• 交通工具 jiāo tōng gōng jù 交通工具 jiāo tōng gōng jù means of transportation general term for means of transportation: means of transportation
• 司机 sī jī 司机 sī jī chauffeur driver, person who operates a vehicle: chauffeur

Usage notes

Collocations

车辆 is a collective noun; it does not take a numeral directly. Say 一辆车, not *一辆车辆.

Formality

车辆 is more formal than 车. It appears in traffic signs and official notices, e.g., 车辆慢行.

Example Sentences

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马路上 车辆 川流不息。

The vehicles flow continuously on the road.

这条街上来往的 车辆 很多。

There are many vehicles coming and going on this street.

这座桥承载了太多的 车辆 。

This bridge bears too many vehicles.

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Words Containing 车辆

• 机动车辆 机动车辆 jī dòng chē liàng: motor vehicle
• 装甲车辆 装甲车辆 zhuāng jiǎ chē liàng: armored vehicles

Child Words of 车辆

• 车 车 chē: car
• 车 车 jū: war chariot (archaic)
• 辆 辆 liàng: classifier for vehicles