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货车

huò chē · huo che

Traditional 貨車

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. truck
  2. van
  3. freight wagon
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The truck in the lane

  1. Liangliang

    前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)一辆(yīliàng)货车(huòchē)，我们(wǒmen)过不去(guòbuqù)。

    There's a truck ahead. We can't get past.

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)停(tíng)在(zài)路(lù)中间(zhōngjiān)，司机(sījī)呢(ne)？

    It's parked in the middle of the road. Where is the driver?

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，货车(huòchē)上(shàng)有个人(yǒugèrén)在(zài)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    Look, someone is sleeping on the truck.

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)是不是(shìbùshì)累了(lèile)？我们(wǒmen)小声点(xiǎoshēngdiǎn)。

    Is he tired? Let us be quiet.

  5. Liangliang

    师傅(shīfu)醒了(xǐngle)，货车(huòchē)开走了(kāizǒule)！

    The driver woke up and the truck drove away!

  6. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！咦(yí)，前面(qiánmiàn)又(yòu)来了(láile)一辆(yīliàng)货车(huòchē)。

    Great! Huh, another truck is coming ahead.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

货(huò)车(chē)的(de)载(zài)货(huò)量(liàng)超(chāo)过(guò)了(le)三(sān)吨(dūn)。

The load of the truck was in excess of three tons.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)不(bú)是(shì)住(zhù)在(zài)货(huò)车(chē)里(lǐ)吗(ma)？

Don't you live in a van?

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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