Meaning of 快车
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- express (train, bus etc)
How to use 快车
快车 usually refers to an express train or bus that makes fewer stops than a regular service. It often appears in contrast with 慢车 (mànchē), the slow, stopping service. Example: 我们坐快车去上海吧。(Wǒmen zuò kuàichē qù Shànghǎi ba.) Let's take the express to Shanghai.
快 (kuài) means fast and 车 (chē) means vehicle, so 快车 is simply a fast vehicle. Picture a train that skips the small stations and rushes straight to the big city.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes mix up 快车 (kuàichē) with 开车 (kāichē, to drive), since the two sound similar. Also remember to use 坐 (zuò) or 乘 (chéng) with 快车, not 开.
快车 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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快 kuài · rapid · 7 strokes
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车 chē · car · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 快车.
| 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 |
| 快乐 | kuàilè | happy; joyful |
| 停车 | tíngchē | to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park |
| 快要 | kuàiyào | nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) |
Questions about 快车
What does 快车 mean?
快车 (kuàichē) means "express (train, bus etc)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 快车?
快车 is made of 2 characters: 快 (7 strokes), 车 (4 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 快车 an HSK word?
Yes. 快车 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 快车 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 快车 is written 快車.
What is the opposite of 快车?
The opposite is 慢车 (mànchē), a slow train or bus that stops at every station. Station announcements and timetables often list both types.
Is 快车 used for ride-hailing apps?
Yes. On apps like Didi, 快车 is the name of the standard, affordable ride option. In that context it means a regular car service, not an express train.