Meaning of 车展
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- auto show; motor show
How to use 车展
车展 usually refers to a large public auto exhibition, often named after a city, like 北京车展 or 上海车展. It is common in news and everyday talk about new car models. Example: 我们周末去看车展吧。(Wǒmen zhōumò qù kàn chēzhǎn ba.) Let's go see the auto show this weekend.
车 (chē) means vehicle and 展 (zhǎn) means to display or exhibit, as in 展览 (zhǎnlǎn). Put them together and you get a show where cars are put on display.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 车站 (chēzhàn, station) instead of 车展, since the pinyin is so close. Remember 展 is third tone zhǎn and means exhibit, while 站 is fourth tone zhàn and means stop or station.
车展 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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车 chē · car · 4 strokes
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展 zhǎn · to open · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 车展.
| 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 车展
What does 车展 mean?
车展 (chēzhǎn) means "auto show; motor show" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 车展?
车展 is made of 2 characters: 车 (4 strokes), 展 (10 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 车展 an HSK word?
Yes. 车展 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 车展 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 车展 is written 車展.
What verb do you use with 车展?
The most natural verbs are 看 (kàn) or 逛 (guàng), as in 逛车展 (guàng chēzhǎn), to stroll around an auto show. Organizers 举办 (jǔbàn) or 举行 (jǔxíng) a 车展.
Can 车展 mean a bicycle or motorcycle show?
In practice 车展 almost always means a car show. For other vehicles people usually add a word, such as 摩托车展 (mótuō chēzhǎn) for a motorcycle show.