轿 jiào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- Made of
- 车 cart, vehicle 乔 tall, lofty
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
轿车
jiàochē
car; sedan
Characters in this word
车 chē
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 城市更新方案减少了轿车停车位，转而增加公交和自行车设施。 Chéngshì gēngxīn fāng'àn jiǎnshǎo le jiàochē tíngchēwèi, zhuǎn'ér zēngjiā gōngjiāo hé zìxíngchē shèshī. The urban renewal plan reduced car parking spaces and instead increased bus and bicycle facilities.
- 爸爸新买了一辆白色的轿车。 Bàba xīn mǎi le yí liàng báisè de jiàochē. Dad has bought a new white car.
- 这条路很窄，大卡车过不去，轿车倒可以。 Zhè tiáo lù hěn zhǎi, dà kǎchē guò bú qù, jiàochē dào kěyǐ. This road is narrow; a big truck can't get through, but a car can.
Related words
- 车 chē car, vehicle
- 车票 chēpiào ticket (bus or train)
- 车上 chēshang in the car, on the bus
- 车站 chēzhàn station, stop
- 打车 dǎchē to take a taxi
- 火车 huǒchē train
- 开车 kāichē to drive a car
- 汽车 qìchē car
- 上车 shàngchē to get on (a bus or car)
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 车辆 chēliàng vehicle
- 出租车 chūzūchē taxi