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汽车

qì chē · qi che

Traditional 汽車

HSK 1Measure word: 辆 liàng

Meaning

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  1. car
  2. automobile
  3. bus
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Faster than a car

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)路上(lùshang)汽车(qìchē)真(zhēn)多(duō)。

    There are so many cars on the road today.

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)啊(a)。我(wǒ)走路(zǒulù)都(dōu)比(bǐ)汽车(qìchē)快(kuài)。

    Yes. I can walk faster than a car.

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？

    Really?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我们(wǒmen)已经(yǐjīng)超过(chāoguò)那辆(nàliàng)红色(hóngsè)汽车(qìchē)了(le)。

    Look, we've already passed that red car.

  5. Liangliang

    它(tā)已经(yǐjīng)停(tíng)了(le)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)了(le)。

    It has stopped for five minutes.

  6. Dengdeng

    所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)不(bù)买(mǎi)汽车(qìchē)，我(wǒ)买(mǎi)一双(yīshuāng)好(hǎo)鞋(xié)。

    So I won't buy a car. I'll buy a good pair of shoes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

随(suí)着(zhe)汽(qì)车(chē)的(de)增(zēng)加(jiā)，空(kōng)气(qì)也(yě)跟(gēn)着(zhe)变(biàn)糟(zāo)。

With the increase of cars, the air pollution has gotten worse.

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02

我(wǒ)今(jīn)晚(wǎn)可(kě)以(yǐ)开(kāi)你(nǐ)的(de)汽(qì)车(chē)去(qù)机(jī)场(chǎng)吗(ma)？

May I drive your car to the airport tonight?

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汽
qì

steam; vapor

车
chē

car; vehicle

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