Chinese word

下车

Pronunciation

Pinyinxià chē

Meaning

  • verbget off

Example

我在下一站下车。wǒ zài xià yí zhàn xià chē

I get off at the next station.

Illustration for 下车 (get off)

More examples

她从车上下车，走向出口。tā cóng chē shàng xià chē zǒu xiàng chū kǒu

She got off the vehicle and walked toward the exit.

Core concept

A ride reaches its stopping point as a passenger moves from inside the vehicle to the outside.

Common phrases

  • 从车上下车cóng chē shàng xià chē

    get off the vehicle

  • 到站下车dào zhàn xià chē

    get off when arriving at the station

Similar words

上车shàng chē: Get into a bus, train, car, or other vehicle for travel.
坐车zuò chē: Ride in a vehicle to travel from one place to another.

Definition in Chinese

离开正在乘坐的交通工具，通常指在到站或到点时从车上走下的动作。lí kāi zhèng zài chéng zuò de jiāo tōng gōng jù tōng cháng zhǐ zài dào zhàn huò dào diǎn shí cóng chē shàng zǒu xià de dòng zuò

Word origin

下车 (xiàchē, "to get off a vehicle") combines 下 (xià, "down") with 车 (chē, "vehicle"), picturing movement down and away from the vehicle.

Usage tips

  • English changes its preposition by vehicle: people get out of a car but get off a bus or train, while Chinese uses the same everyday verb for these vehicles.

Other meanings

  • getting offnoun

Opposites

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