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上车

shàngchē

to get on (a bus or car)

HSK 1 · Topic “On the road” TransportVerb + object
to get on (a bus or car)
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Characters in this word

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

车 chē

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

Example phrases

  • 我们上车吧。 Wǒmen shàngchē ba. Let's get in the car.
  • 我们快上车。 Wǒmen kuài shàngchē. Let's hurry and get on.
  • 他上车了。 Tā shàngchē le. He got on.
  • 请您先上车。 Qǐng nín xiān shàngchē. Please get on first.
  • 现在别上车! Xiànzài bié shàngchē! Don't get in the car right now.
  • 你在哪儿上车? Nǐ zài nǎr shàngchē? Where do you get on the bus?
  • 老师八点上车。 Lǎoshī bā diǎn shàngchē. The teacher gets on the bus at eight o'clock.
  • 弟弟还没上车呢。 Dìdi hái méi shàngchē ne. Younger brother hasn't gotten in the car yet.
  • 学生们正在上车。 Xuéshengmen zhèngzài shàngchē. The students are getting on the bus.
  • 小王在车站上车。 Xiǎo Wáng zài chēzhàn shàngchē. Xiao Wang gets on the bus at the station.

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