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火车

huǒ chē · huo che

Traditional 火車

HSK 1Measure words: 列 liè, 节 jié, 班 bān, 趟 tàng

Meaning

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  1. train
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In a conversation

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Chasing the train

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)坐(zuò)火车(huǒchē)。

    I like taking the train best.

  2. Liangliang

    火车(huǒchē)不(bù)是(shì)很(hěn)慢(màn)吗(ma)？

    Aren't trains very slow?

  3. Dengdeng

    慢(màn)才(cái)好(hǎo)，可以(kěyǐ)看(kàn)风景(fēngjǐng)。

    Slow is good. You can watch the scenery.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)为了(wèile)赶(gǎn)火车(huǒchē)，跑(pǎo)得(de)最(zuì)快(kuài)。

    But last time you ran fastest to catch the train.

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)坐(zuò)火车(huǒchē)，不(bù)喜欢(xǐhuan)赶(gǎn)火车(huǒchē)。

    OK. I like riding trains, not chasing them.

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In a sentence

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01

他(tā)们(men)的(de)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)因(yīn)为(wèi)火(huǒ)车(chē)延(yán)期(qī)了(le)。

Their journey was delayed because of the train.

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

02

火(huǒ)车(chē)在(zài)他(tā)们(men)赶(gǎn)到(dào)车(chē)站(zhàn)之(zhī)前(qián)就(jiù)开(kāi)走(zǒu)了(le)。

The train left before they got to the station.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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The characters

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火
huǒ

fire; urgent

车
chē

car; vehicle

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