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电车

diàn chē · dian che

Traditional 電車

HSK 6Measure word: 辆 liàng

Meaning

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  1. trolleybus
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The old tram

  1. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)，这是(zhèshì)我们(wǒmen)城市(chéngshì)的(de)老(lǎo)电车(diànchē)！

    Look, this is our city's old tram!

  2. Dengdeng

    坐(zuò)电车(diànchē)去(qù)海边(hǎibiān)要(yào)一个小时(yīgèxiǎoshí)。

    Taking the tram to the beach takes an hour.

  3. Liangliang

    慢(màn)一点(yīdiǎn)，可以(kěyǐ)看(kàn)风景(fēngjǐng)。

    A bit slow, but you can see the scenery.

  4. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，窗外(chuāngwài)那个(nàge)人(rén)，走(zǒu)得(de)比(bǐ)电车(diànchē)还(hái)快(kuài)！

    Look, that person outside walks faster than the tram!

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)下车(xiàchē)，跟(gēn)他(tā)一起(yīqǐ)走(zǒu)吧(ba)。

    Then let's get off and walk with him.

  6. Dengdeng

    等一下(děngyīxià)，我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)坐够(zuògòu)电车(diànchē)。

    Wait, I haven't had enough of the tram yet.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)把(bǎ)雨(yǔ)伞(sǎn)留(liú)在(zài)电(diàn)车(chē)上(shàng)了(le)。

I left my umbrella on the trolleybus.

Tatoeba: Chinese by aliene · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

我(wǒ)每(měi)天(tiān)乘(chéng)电(diàn)车(chē)去(qù)办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)。

Every day I take the trolleybus to the office.

Tatoeba: Chinese by hamsolo474 · English by hamsolo474 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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