English–Chinese

“train” in Chinese

Chinese

Also列车 (liè chē) · 培训 (péi xùn) · 训练 (xùn liàn) · 造就 (zào jiù)

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuǒ chē

Example

我坐火车去北京。wǒ zuò huǒ chē qù běi jīng

I take the train to Beijing.

Illustration for 火车 (train)

How to say “train” in Chinese

“Train” in Chinese is 火车 (huǒ chē).

A connected set of carriages moves along rails as one vehicle for carrying people or goods.

Full entry for 火车: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 火车

我去火车站买票。wǒ qù huǒ chē zhàn mǎi piào

I go to the train station to buy a ticket.

Tips for using 火车

  • Chinese commonly counts a whole train with 列 (liè, "row"), while English usually uses no special counting word before train.

Other Chinese words for “train”

这趟列车开往北京。zhè tàng liè chē kāi wǎng běi jīng

This train is bound for Beijing.

他在公司培训新人。tā zài gōng sī péi xùn xīn rén

He trains new employees at the company.

教练每天训练新队员。jiào liàn měi tiān xùn liàn xīn duì yuán

The coach trains new team members every day.

这所学校造就了很多优秀人才。zhè suǒ xué xiào zào jiù le hěn duō yōu xiù rén cái

This school has trained many outstanding people.

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