缆 lǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 览 to look over, to inspect, to view, to perceive
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
缆车
lǎnchē
cable car
Characters in this word
车 chē
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 景区新建的缆车缩短了登山时间，却也加剧了山顶的游客拥堵。 Jǐngqū xīnjiàn de lǎnchē suōduǎn le dēngshān shíjiān, què yě jiājù le shāndǐng de yóukè yōngdǔ. The scenic area's newly built cable car has shortened the climb, but it has also worsened tourist congestion at the summit.
- 我们坐缆车上山，风景特别美。 Wǒmen zuò lǎnchē shàng shān, fēngjǐng tèbié měi. We took the cable car up the mountain, and the view was especially beautiful.
- 因为风太大，缆车今天暂停运行。 Yīnwèi fēng tài dà, lǎnchē jīntiān zàntíng yùnxíng. Because the wind is too strong, the cable car is out of service today.
Related words
- 光缆 guānglǎn fibre-optic cable
- 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