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How do you say "car" in Chinese?
汽车
qì chē
In Chinese, "car" is 汽车.
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Pronunciation
QI CHE. Qi has flat tone, che is flat. Both stay level and steady throughout.
Writing and usage
Two characters: 汽 (qi) has 7 strokes with water radical meaning steam or gas, 车 (che) has 4 strokes meaning vehicle.
Example sentence
我的汽车是蓝色的。
My car is blue.
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How to remember 汽车
Steam or gas vehicle. A car runs on fuel that becomes steam or gas, so the characters describe how it works.
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Questions about 汽车
How do you say "car" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "car" is 汽车. It is a noun.
How is 汽车 written in Chinese?
Two characters: 汽 (qi) has 7 strokes with water radical meaning steam or gas, 车 (che) has 4 strokes meaning vehicle.
How is 汽车 used in a sentence?
Use 汽车 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我的汽车是蓝色的。 (My car is blue.).
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