Meaning of 客车
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- coach
- bus
- passenger train
How to use 客车
客车 is a fairly formal or technical word for a passenger vehicle, often a long-distance coach or a passenger train as opposed to a freight train. In daily speech people usually say 大巴 (dàbā) or 公交车 (gōngjiāochē) for buses. Example: 这辆客车开往北京。(Zhè liàng kèchē kāi wǎng Běijīng.) This coach is going to Beijing.
客 (kè) means guest or passenger, and 车 (chē) means vehicle. A 客车 is simply a vehicle that carries passengers, like guests riding along.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 客车 with 汽车 (qìchē), which means car or automobile in general. The tones also differ: 客 is fourth tone (kè), while 汽 is fourth tone too but with a different initial, so listen for k versus q.
Stroke order for each character
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客 kè · guest · 9 strokes
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车 chē · car · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 客车.
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual jok |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 汽车 | qìchē | car; automobile |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 车站 | chēzhàn | rail station; bus stop |
| 车票 | chēpiào | ticket for a bus or train |
| 打车 | dǎchē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 客人 | kèrén | visitor; guest; customer |
| 停车 | tíngchē | to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park |
Questions about 客车
What does 客车 mean?
客车 (kèchē) means "coach; bus" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 客车?
客车 is made of 2 characters: 客 (9 strokes), 车 (4 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 客车 an HSK word?
Yes. 客车 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 客车 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 客车 is written 客車.
What is the opposite of 客车?
The usual contrast is 货车 (huòchē), a vehicle or train that carries goods. 客 is passengers and 货 is cargo, so the pair is easy to remember.
What measure word goes with 客车?
For a bus or coach, use 辆 (liàng), as in 一辆客车. For train carriages, 节 (jié) is used, as in 一节客车车厢.