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车上

chē shang

in the car, on the bus

HSK 1 · Topic “On the road” TransportPosition & direction
in the car, on the bus
Memory picture

Characters in this word

车 chē

Strokes
4
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

上 shàng

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
⺊ divination 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 车上人很多。 Chē shang rén hěn duō. There are lots of people on the bus.
  • 我们在车上吃饭。 Wǒmen zài chē shang chīfàn. We eat in the car.
  • 车上有一个孩子。 Chē shang yǒu yí gè háizi. There's a child in the car.
  • 谁在车上呢? Shéi zài chē shàng ne? Who is in the car?
  • 我在车上看书。 Wǒ zài chē shàng kàn shū. I'm reading in the car.
  • 车上没有水。 Chē shàng méiyǒu shuǐ. There is no water on the bus.
  • 车上有老师吗? Chē shàng yǒu lǎoshī ma? Is there a teacher on the bus?
  • 请在车上坐下。 Qǐng zài chē shàng zuòxia. Please sit down on the bus.
  • 车上有我的朋友。 Chē shàng yǒu wǒ de péngyou. My friend is on the bus.
  • 我们在车上说话。 Wǒmen zài chē shàng shuōhuà. We're talking in the car.

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