Chinese word

倒车

Pronunciation

Pinyindào chē

Meaning

  • verbback up

Example

请慢慢倒车进车位。qǐng màn màn dào chē jìn chē wèi

Please back slowly into the parking space.

Illustration for 倒车 (back up)

More examples

如果后方有车，请先示意再倒车。rú guǒ hòu fāng yǒu chē qǐng xiān shì yì zài dào chē

If there is a car behind you, signal first before backing up.

Core concept

The driver moves a vehicle rearward to fit it into a space or reposition it safely.

Common phrases

  • 倒车进车位dào chē jìn chē wèi

    back into a parking space

  • 慢慢倒车màn màn dào chē

    back up slowly

  • 倒车靠边停车dào chē kào biān tíng chē

    back up and park by the roadside

Similar words

后退hòu tuì: Move toward the rear from a current position.
退后tuì hòu: Move back to stay safe or leave more space.

Definition in Chinese

驾驶时让车辆向后行驶的行为或动作，常用于倒库、倒出车位或在狭窄处调整车辆位置。jià shǐ shí ràng chē liàng xiàng hòu xíng shǐ de xíng wéi huò dòng zuò cháng yòng yú dào kù dào chū chē wèi huò zài xiá zhǎi chù tiáo zhěng chē liàng wèi zhì

Word origin

倒 (dào, "backward") + 车 (chē, "vehicle") forms a verb for moving a vehicle toward the rear.

Usage tips

  • Because this is a verb, a polite request marker can appear before it in a short instruction, a compact pattern used when one person guides another driver.

Other meanings

  • reversenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 倒车镜dào chē jìngrearview mirrornoun
  • 倒车灯dào chē dēngbackup lightnoun

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