Meaning of 车辆
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- vehicle
How to use 车辆
车辆 is a formal, collective word for vehicles, common on signs, in news, and in traffic rules. In casual speech people usually just say 车 (chē). Example: 前方施工，车辆请绕行。(Qiánfāng shīgōng, chēliàng qǐng ràoxíng.) Construction ahead, vehicles please take a detour.
车 (chē) is a vehicle, and 辆 (liàng) also has 车 on its left side, so the word is literally vehicle plus vehicle. Picture two cars parked side by side to remember 车辆 means vehicles in general.
Common mistake: Learners say 一个车辆 or 三辆车辆, but 车辆 is a collective noun and does not take the measure word 辆. Say 三辆车 (sān liàng chē) for a specific number of cars, and use 车辆 for vehicles as a group.
车辆 in example sentences
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车 chē · car · 4 strokes
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辆 liàng · classifier for vehicles · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 车辆.
| 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 车辆
What does 车辆 mean?
车辆 (chēliàng) means "vehicle" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 车辆?
车辆 is made of 2 characters: 车 (4 strokes), 辆 (11 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 车辆 an HSK word?
Yes. 车辆 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 车辆 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 车辆 is written 車輛.
What is the difference between 车辆 and 汽车?
汽车 (qìchē) means a car or automobile specifically. 车辆 covers all kinds of vehicles, including buses, trucks, and bicycles, and sounds more formal.
Can 辆 be used on its own?
Yes, 辆 (liàng) is the measure word for vehicles, as in 一辆自行车 (yí liàng zìxíngchē), one bicycle. On its own it is not a noun, so you need 车辆 or 车 to say vehicle.