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下车

xiàchē

to get off (a bus or car)

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

下 xià

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
一 one 卜 divination, fortune-telling
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

  • 我们在这里下车。 Wǒmen zài zhèlǐ xiàchē. We get off here.
  • 我在学校下车。 Wǒ zài xuéxiào xiàchē. I get off at the school.
  • 你要在哪儿下车? Nǐ yào zài nǎr xiàchē? Where do you want to get off?
  • 请在车站下车。 Qǐng zài chēzhàn xiàchē. Please get off at the bus stop.
  • 我们下一站下车。 Wǒmen xià yí zhàn xiàchē. We'll get off at the next stop.
  • 你们都下车了吗? Nǐmen dōu xiàchē le ma? Have you all gotten off?
  • 下车吧,我们到了。 Xiàchē ba, wǒmen dào le. Get off; we're here.
  • 爸爸没在这儿下车。 Bàba méi zài zhèr xiàchē. Dad didn't get off here.
  • 她下车后找朋友。 Tā xiàchē hòu zhǎo péngyou. After getting off, she looks for her friend.
  • 小王在哪儿下车? Xiǎo Wáng zài nǎr xiàchē? Where is Xiao Wang getting off?

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