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轿车

jiào chē

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 轎車

轿车 (jiào chē) means "enclosed carriage for carrying passengers; motor carriage; car or bus". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 轿车 means

1. oldenclosed carriage for carrying passengers
2. (automotive) sedan

The characters in 轿车

• 轿jiàosedan chair; palanquin; litter
• 车chēcar; vehicle; machine

Example sentences

• 我买不起这么贵的轿车。
  Wǒ mǎibuqǐ zhème guì de jiàochē.
  I can't afford to buy such an expensive car.
• 我买不起这幺贵的轿车。
  I can't afford to buy such an expensive car.
• 中国市场的重要性从上海车展的规模和成熟度中可见一斑，汽车制造商正在利用中国对豪华轿车和 SUV 日益增长的需求营利。
  The importance of the Chinese market is reflected in the size and sophistication of the Shanghai auto show, where automakers are capitalizing on China's growing demand for luxury cars and SUVs.

Words containing 轿车

• 小轿车xiǎo jiào chē(automobile) sedan; car
• 豪华轿车háo huá jiào chēlimousine; luxury carriage
• 四门轿车sì mén jiào chēsedan (motor car)

Sounds the same

Read jiào chē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 叫车to call a cab (by phone); to request a ride (via an app)

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