慢车 meaning in English
local bus or train; slow train with many stops
Meaning of 慢车
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- local bus or train
- slow train with many stops
How to use 慢车
慢车 usually refers to a local train or bus that makes many stops, in contrast to 快车 (kuàichē), an express. It is common when talking about train tickets or commuting. Example: 我坐慢车回老家。(Wǒ zuò mànchē huí lǎojiā.) I take the local train back to my hometown.
慢 (màn) means slow, and 车 (chē) means vehicle, so 慢车 is literally a slow vehicle. Picture a train that stops at every little station along the way.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 开慢车 to mean taking a slow train, but 开慢车 (kāi mànchē) means driving slowly yourself. To ride a local train, use 坐慢车 (zuò mànchē).
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慢 màn · slow · 14 strokes
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车 chē · car · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 慢车.
| 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 |
| 停车 | tíngchē | to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi; (Tw) rental car |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle; bike |
Questions about 慢车
What does 慢车 mean?
慢车 (mànchē) means "local bus or train; slow train with many stops" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 慢车?
慢车 is made of 2 characters: 慢 (14 strokes), 车 (4 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 慢车 an HSK word?
Yes. 慢车 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 慢车 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 慢车 is written 慢車.
What is the opposite of 慢车?
The opposite is 快车 (kuàichē), an express train or bus with fewer stops. For high-speed trains in China, people say 高铁 (gāotiě) or 动车 (dòngchē).
Is 慢车 still used in modern China?
Yes. Some slow, cheap trains still run, especially in rural areas, and people call them 慢车 or 绿皮车 (lǜpíchē, green-skinned train) because of their old green color.