电动车 meaning in English
electric vehicle (commonly refers to e-bikes, scooters or electric cars)
Meaning of 电动车
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- electric vehicle (commonly refers to e-bikes, scooters or electric cars)
How to use 电动车
In everyday speech 电动车 usually means an e-bike or electric scooter, which are extremely common in Chinese cities for commuting and food delivery. For electric cars, people often say 电动汽车 (diàndòng qìchē) or 新能源车 (xīn néngyuán chē) to be clear. Example: 我每天骑电动车上班。(Wǒ měitiān qí diàndòngchē shàngbān.) I ride my e-bike to work every day.
Break it into three parts: 电 (diàn) electricity, 动 (dòng) to move, and 车 (chē) vehicle. A vehicle that moves by electricity is an electric vehicle.
Common mistake: Learners often say 开电动车 for an e-bike, but two-wheelers take 骑 (qí, to ride), while 开 (kāi) is for cars. Also watch the tones: both 电 and 动 are fourth tone, so say diàndòng, not diāndōng.
Stroke order for each character
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电 diàn · lightning · 5 strokes
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动 dòng · to move · 6 strokes
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车 chē · car · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 电动车.
| 电话 | diànhuà | telephone; phone call |
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a telephone call |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie; film |
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual jok |
| 电视 | diànshì | television; TV |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 动作 | dòngzuò | movement; motion; action; to act; to move |
| 汽车 | qìchē | car; automobile |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 车上 | chē shang |
Questions about 电动车
What does 电动车 mean?
电动车 (diàndòngchē) means "electric vehicle (commonly refers to e-bikes, scooters or electric cars)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 电动车?
电动车 is made of 3 characters: 电 (5 strokes), 动 (6 strokes), 车 (4 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 电动车 an HSK word?
Yes. 电动车 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 电动车 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 电动车 is written 電動車.
What is the measure word for 电动车?
Use 辆 (liàng), the general measure word for vehicles. For example, 一辆电动车 (yí liàng diàndòngchē) means one electric vehicle.
How is 电动车 different from 自行车 and 摩托车?
自行车 (zìxíngchē) is a regular pedal bicycle, and 摩托车 (mótuōchē) is a motorcycle, usually gas powered. 电动车 runs on a battery and sits between the two in everyday use.