Meaning of 辆
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- classifier for vehicles
How to use 辆
辆 is the measure word placed between a number or 这/那 and a vehicle noun such as 车, 自行车, or 公共汽车. Example: 我家有两辆车。 (Wǒ jiā yǒu liǎng liàng chē.) My family has two cars. It also appears in the noun 车辆 (chēliàng), meaning vehicles in general.
辆 has 车 (chē, vehicle) on the left and 两 (liǎng, two) on the right. Picture a cart with two wheels, and you have the word you use to count vehicles.
Common mistake: Learners often read 辆 as liǎng because of the 两 inside it, but the tone is fourth tone, liàng. In 两辆车 (liǎng liàng chē) the two syllables differ only in tone, so say them carefully.
辆 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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辆 liàng · classifier for vehicles · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 辆.
| 车辆 | chēliàng | vehicle |
Questions about 辆
What does 辆 mean?
辆 (liàng) means "classifier for vehicles" and is used as a measure word.
How do you write 辆?
辆 is made of 1 character: 辆 (11 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 辆 an HSK word?
Yes. 辆 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 辆 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 辆 is written 輛.
Can I use 辆 for trains, planes, or boats?
Usually not. Trains often take 列 (liè), planes take 架 (jià), and boats take 条 (tiáo) or 艘 (sōu). 辆 is mainly for wheeled road vehicles like cars, buses, bikes, and trucks.
Can I just say 个车 instead of 辆车?
In casual speech some people do, but it sounds less natural and less correct. Using 辆 is the standard choice and is expected in writing and exams.