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拖车

tuō chē · tuo che

Traditional 拖車

Meaning

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  1. to tow
  2. towed vehicle
  3. towing vehicle
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The wrong car

  1. Liangliang

    车(chē)坏(huài)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)得(děi)叫(jiào)拖车(tuōchē)。

    The car broke down. We have to call a tow truck.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)来(lái)问问(wènwèn)拖车(tuōchē)多久(duōjiǔ)能(néng)到(dào)。

    OK, I'll ask how soon the tow truck can come.

  3. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)怎么(zěnme)说(shuō)？

    What do they say?

  4. Dengdeng

    他们(tāmen)说(shuō)拖车(tuōchē)马上(mǎshàng)到(dào)。

    They say the tow truck will be here right away.

  5. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，拖车(tuōchē)来(lái)了(le)！

    Look, the tow truck is here!

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)它(tā)在(zài)拖(tuō)旁边(pángbiān)那辆(nàliàng)车(chē)！

    But it is towing the car next to ours!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)辆(liàng)拖(tuō)车(chē)把(bǎ)坏(huài)了(le)的(de)汽(qì)车(chē)拉(lā)走(zǒu)了(le)。

That tow truck towed away the broken car.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)车(chē)坏(huài)了(le)，只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)叫(jiào)了(le)一(yí)辆(liàng)拖(tuō)车(chē)。

Our car broke down, so we had to call a tow truck.

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