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IDENTITY

chēvehicle; car

HSK 1Top 130

CORE MEANING

vehicle; car

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.car; vehicleHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
vehicle radical (chē)
strokes
4
Structure
single structure
IDS sequence

USAGE

Common words

汽车qìchēcar
火车huǒchētrain
自行车zìxíngchēbicycle

Graded examples

  • 火车快到了。Huǒchē kuài dào le.HSK1

    The train is almost here.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

A cart seen from above: wheels and an axle.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#130
Memory aid
imagery

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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