Chinese word

坐车

Pronunciation

Pinyinzuò chē

Meaning

  • verbride

Example

明天我要坐车去学校。míng tiān wǒ yào zuò chē qù xué xiào

Tomorrow I will ride to school.

Illustration for 坐车 (ride)

More examples

他每天坐车上班。tā měi tiān zuò chē shàng bān

He goes to work by car every day.

Core concept

Travel from place to place as a passenger while a vehicle carries the traveler.

Common phrases

  • 坐车上班zuò chē shàng bān

    go to work by car

  • 坐车回家zuò chē huí jiā

    go home by car

  • 坐车去学校zuò chē qù xué xiào

    go to school by car

Similar words

乘坐chéng zuò: Use a vehicle for travel as a seated passenger.
乘车chéng chē: Make a journey by vehicle rather than on foot.
坐公交zuò gōng jiāo: Use a public bus to travel.
搭车dā chē: Share someone else's car for a ride.

Definition in Chinese

坐车 指作为乘客坐在交通工具上，从一地到另一地移动。zuò chē zhǐ zuò wéi chéng kè zuò zài jiāo tōng gōng jù shàng cóng yí dì dào lìng yí dì yí dòng

Word origin

坐车 (zuòchē, "ride in a vehicle") combines 坐 (zuò, "sit") + 车 (chē, "vehicle"), so travel is pictured from the passenger's seat.

Usage tips

  • English distinguishes driving from riding, and this verb selects the passenger viewpoint even when the vehicle is a private car.

Other meanings

  • take a busverb
  • go by carverb

Opposites

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