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车子

chē zi · che zi

Traditional 車子

Meaning

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  1. car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)
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Too narrow for the car

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)条(tiáo)胡同(hútòng)太(tài)窄(zhǎi)了(le)，车子(chēzi)进不去(jìnbùqù)。

    This lane is too narrow. The car can't get in.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)车子(chēzi)停(tíng)在(zài)外面(wàimiàn)吧(ba)。

    Then let's park the car outside.

  3. Liangliang

    外面(wàimiàn)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)地方(dìfang)了(le)。

    There is no space outside either.

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)走路(zǒulù)去(qù)吧(ba)，二十(èrshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)就(jiù)到(dào)。

    Let's walk. It's twenty minutes.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)为什么(wèishénme)开(kāi)车(chē)来(lái)？

    Then why did we drive here?

  6. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)大家(dàjiā)看(kàn)我(wǒ)的(de)新(xīn)车子(chēzi)。

    Because I wanted people to see my new car.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

车(chē)子(zi)若(ruò)是(shì)掉(diào)落(luò)悬(xuán)崖(yá)他(tā)们(men)早(zǎo)就(jiù)没(méi)命(mìng)了(le)。

They would have been killed if the car had gone over the cliff.

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

当(dāng)我(wǒ)离(lí)开(kāi)购(gòu)物(wù)中(zhōng)心(xīn)，车(chē)子(zi)不(bú)在(zài)我(wǒ)停(tíng)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)。

When I left the shopping center, the car wasn't where I had left it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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