Chinese word

轿车

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiào chē

Meaning

  • nounsedan

Example

他开着轿车来接我。tā kāi zhe jiào chē lái jiē wǒ

He came to pick me up in a sedan.

Illustration for 轿车 (sedan)

More examples

停车场里停着两辆轿车。tíng chē chǎng lǐ tíng zhe liǎng liàng jiào chē

There are two sedans parked in the parking lot.

Core concept

A roofed passenger car with fixed seats, designed mainly for private travel rather than carrying goods.

Common phrases

  • 开轿车kāi jiào chē

    drive a sedan

  • 豪华轿车háo huá jiào chē

    luxury sedan

  • 一辆轿车yí liàng jiào chē

    a sedan

Similar words

汽车qì chē: A motor vehicle that runs on roads.
小汽车xiǎo qì chē: A small passenger car used by individuals or families for everyday travel.
乘用车chéng yòng chē: A vehicle designed mainly to carry people from place to place.
车chē: A general term for any vehicle that travels on roads.

Definition in Chinese

一种主要用于载客的汽车类型，通常有车顶和固定座位，常见于城市道路上的私用车辆。yì zhǒng zhǔ yào yòng yú zài kè de qì chē lèi xíng tōng cháng yǒu chē dǐng hé gù dìng zuò wèi cháng jiàn yú chéng shì dào lù shàng de sī yòng chē liàng

Word origin

轿车 (jiàochē, "sedan") combines 轿 (jiào, "sedan chair") with 车 (chē, "vehicle"), carrying the older image of a covered passenger conveyance into the name of a modern automobile.

Usage tips

  • The classifier 辆 (liàng, "vehicle counter") normally counts this type of car, rather than the general classifier 个 (gè, "general counter"), in everyday descriptions.

Opposites

Related words

  • 小轿车xiǎo jiào chēcompact carnoun

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