Chinese word

车程

Pronunciation

Pinyinchē chéng

Meaning

  • noundrive

Example

从机场到市区，车程大约需要四十分钟。cóng jī chǎng dào shì qū chē chéng dà yuē xū yào sì shí fēn zhōng

The drive from the airport to downtown takes about 40 minutes.

Illustration for 车程 (drive)

More examples

去公司车程大约半小时。qù gōng sī chē chéng dà yuē bàn xiǎo shí

The drive to the office takes about half an hour.

Core concept

A vehicle journey viewed as a rough amount of time, not as a route or distance.

Common phrases

  • 十分钟车程shí fēn zhōng chē chéng

    a ten-minute drive

  • 半小时车程bàn xiǎo shí chē chéng

    a half-hour drive

Similar words

行程xíng chéng: A travel plan or schedule that includes the order and timing of a journey.

Definition in Chinese

指从一地到另一地乘车所需的估计时间，通常表示大致所要时长。zhǐ cóng yí dì dào lìng yí dì chéng chē suǒ xū de gū jì shí jiān tōng cháng biǎo shì dà zhì suǒ yào shí cháng

Word origin

车 (chē, "vehicle") identifies the means of travel, while 程 (chéng, "course or length") adds the idea of a journey's extent and produces a term for its estimated time.

Usage tips

  • A number of minutes or hours commonly follows this word, making it useful for giving practical travel estimates without promising an exact arrival time.

Other meanings

  • ride timenoun
  • driving timenoun

Opposites

  • 步行时间bù xíng shí jiānwalking timenoun

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