Chinese word

辆

Pronunciation

Pinyinliàng

Meaning

  • measure wordclassifier for vehicles

Example

我有一辆自行车。wǒ yǒu yí liàng zì xíng chē

I have one bicycle.

Illustration for 辆 (classifier for vehicles)

More examples

那辆车很贵。nà liàng chē hěn guì

That car is very expensive.

Core concept

A complete vehicle treated as one countable unit.

Common phrases

  • 一辆车yí liàng chē

    one car

  • 一辆自行车yí liàng zì xíng chē

    one bicycle

  • 两辆汽车liǎng liàng qì chē

    two cars

Similar words

台tái: A measure word for counting individual machines or household appliances.
个gè: The most common general measure word for counting individual people or objects.

Definition in Chinese

用于计数车辆的量词，跟在数词或指示词后，表示一台交通工具。yòng yú jì shù chē liàng de liàng cí gēn zài shù cí huò zhǐ shì cí hòu biǎo shì yì tái jiāo tōng gōng jù

Word origin

辆 (liàng, "vehicle classifier") combines 车 (chē, "vehicle") for its meaning with 两 (liǎng, "two") mainly for its sound.

Usage tips

  • English usually puts a number directly before a vehicle noun, but Chinese inserts a measure word, so a vehicle count needs an extra word between the number and the noun.

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