客 kè
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 各 individual
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
客车
kèchē
passenger bus
Characters in this word
车 chē
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 由于高速公路封闭，长途客车只能绕道行驶。 Yóuyú gāosù gōnglù fēngbì, chángtú kèchē zhǐ néng ràodào xíngshǐ. Because the motorway was closed, the long-distance bus had to take a detour.
- 我们坐客车去郊外的村子，大概要两个小时。 Wǒmen zuò kèchē qù jiāowài de cūnzi, dàgài yào liǎng ge xiǎoshí. We are taking a coach to the village in the countryside; it takes about two hours.
- 客车停在路边，乘客们陆续下车活动一下。 Kèchē tíng zài lùbiān, chéngkèmen lùxù xià chē huódòng yíxià. The bus stopped by the roadside and the passengers got off one after another to stretch their legs.