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汽车

qì chē

HSK 1 · word 287 of 3,000

Meaning

Measure word

辆 liàng

Example sentence

我没有汽车。

wǒ méi yǒu qì chē

I don't have a car.

Characters in 汽车

汽 steam or vapour plus 车 vehicle. Coined when engines ran on steam, and kept for the petrol car.

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