机 jī
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
机动车
jīdòngchē
motor vehicle
Characters in this word
车 chē
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 机动车进入校园前必须登记，以免影响学生安全。 Jīdòngchē jìnrù xiàoyuán qián bìxū dēngjì, yǐmiǎn yǐngxiǎng xuésheng ānquán. Motor vehicles must be registered before entering the campus so as not to affect student safety.
- 这条街只允许行人通过，机动车不能进入。 Zhè tiáo jiē zhǐ yǔnxǔ xíngrén tōngguò, jīdòngchē bù néng jìnrù. Only pedestrians are allowed on this street; motor vehicles can't enter.
- 机动车必须在停车线后面等红灯。 Jīdòngchē bìxū zài tíngchēxiàn hòumiàn děng hóngdēng. Motor vehicles must wait behind the stop line at a red light.