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下车

xià chē · xia che

Traditional 下車

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
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  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我们(wǒmen)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)下车(xiàchē)？

    Liangliang, where do we get off?

  2. Liangliang

    过了(guòle)银行(yínháng)就(jiù)下车(xiàchē)。

    Once we pass the bank, get off.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)看(kàn)窗外(chuāngwài)。

    OK. I'll watch out the window.

  4. Liangliang

    前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)银行(yínháng)了(le)，准备(zhǔnbèi)下车(xiàchē)！

    There's a bank ahead. Get ready to get off!

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！……咦(yí)，这是(zhèshì)医院(yīyuàn)，不是(bùshì)银行(yínháng)。

    OK! ...Hey, this is a hospital, not a bank.

  6. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，别(bié)下车(xiàchē)！再(zài)坐(zuò)一站(yīzhàn)！

    Oh no, don't get off! Ride one more stop!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)下(xià)车(chē)吧(ba)。

Let's get off here.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

到(dào)站(zhàn)后(hòu)请(qǐng)从(cóng)后(hòu)门(mén)下(xià)车(chē)。

After the bus stops, please get off through the back door.

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下
xià

down; downwards

车
chē

car; vehicle

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