公车 公車 gōng chē bus / abbr. for 公共汽車|公共汽车[gong1 gong4 qi4 che1] / car belonging to an organization and used by its members (government car, police car, company car etc) / abbr. for 公務用車|公务用车[gong1 wu4 yong4 che1] 跑车 跑車 pǎo chē racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) syn 有色 yǒu sè colored / non-white / non-ferrous (metals) syn 小车 小車 xiǎo chē small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance syn 催化剂 催化劑 cuī huà jì catalyst 引线 引線 yǐn xiàn fuse (for an explosive device) / electrical lead / intermediary / catalyst / (dialect) sewing needle syn 包车 包車 bāo chē hired car / chartered car 触媒 觸媒 chù méi catalyst 车行 車行 chē háng car-related business / car dealership / taxi company / (commercial) garage 遥控车 遙控車 yáo kòng chē radio-controlled car (hobbyist's model car) 敞蓬车 敞蓬車 chǎng péng chē convertible car / open car 车 車 chē car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159 syn 儿 兒 r non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final syn 汽车 汽車 qì chē car / automobile / bus / CL:輛|辆[liang4] 非 fēi to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / de- / to reproach / to blame / (coll.) to insist on / simply must syn 开车 開車 kāi chē to drive a car syn 出租车 出租車 chū zū chē taxi / (Tw) rental car 车子 車子 chē zi car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) syn 车祸 車禍 chē huò traffic accident / car crash / CL:場|场[chang2] 停车场 停車場 tíng chē chǎng parking lot / car park 上车 上車 shàng chē to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) 爱人 愛人 ài ren spouse (PRC) / lover (non-PRC) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 轿车 轎車 jiào chē enclosed carriage for carrying passengers / motor carriage / car or bus / limousine / CL:部[bu4],輛|辆[liang4] syn 赛车 賽車 sài chē auto race / cycle race / race car syn 林肯 lín kěn Lincoln (name) / Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president 1861-1865 / Lincoln, US car make 下车 下車 xià chē to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) syn 警车 警車 jǐng chē police car 吉普 jí pǔ Jeep (car brand) 车门 車門 chē mén car door / door of bus, railway carriage etc 管制 guǎn zhì to control / to restrict / (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations) syn 牌照 pái zhào (business) license / vehicle license / car registration / license plate 电车 電車 diàn chē tram / streetcar / trolleybus / electric car / e-bike / (in the context of Japan) electric train 车窗 車窗 chē chuāng car window / window of a vehicle (bus, train etc) 线条 線條 xiàn tiáo line (in drawing, calligraphy etc) / the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc) syn 修车 修車 xiū chē to repair a bike (car etc) 内幕 內幕 nèi mù inside story / non-public information / behind the scenes / internal syn 撞车 撞車 zhuàng chē to crash (into another car) / (fig.) (of opinions, schedules etc) to clash / (of subject matter) to be the same 搭乘 dā chéng to ride as a passenger / to travel by (car, plane etc) syn 行李箱 xíng li xiāng suitcase / baggage compartment / overhead bin / (car) trunk / boot 福克斯 fú kè sī Fox (media company) / Focus (car manufactured by Ford) 改头换面 改頭換面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) / (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably / to undergo a transformation syn 民间 民間 mín jiān among the people / popular / folk / non-governmental / involving people rather than governments 抛锚 拋錨 pāo máo to drop anchor / (fig.) (of a car etc) to break down syn 踏板 tà bǎn pedal (in a car, on a piano etc) / treadle / footstool / footrest / footboard 颠簸 顛簸 diān bǒ to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) / (fig.) to undergo a rough experience syn 车程 車程 chē chéng travel time / expected time for a car journey 机车 機車 jī chē locomotive / train engine car / (Tw) scooter / (Tw) (slang) hard to get along with / to be a pain in the ass / (Tw) damn! / crap! syn 旁观 旁觀 páng guān spectator / non-participant syn 车顶 車頂 chē dǐng car roof 巡逻车 巡邏車 xún luó chē patrol car 运钞车 運鈔車 yùn chāo chē armored car (for transporting valuables) 乘车 乘車 chéng chē to ride (in a car or carriage) / to drive / to motor 装甲车 裝甲車 zhuāng jiǎ chē armored car / CL:輛|辆[liang4] syn 信号灯 信號燈 xìn hào dēng signal light / car indicator 保时捷 保時捷 bǎo shí jié Porsche (car company) 保险杠 保險槓 bǎo xiǎn gàng car bumper 车型 車型 chē xíng vehicle model (i.e. particular version of a car or motorcycle etc) 夏利 xià lì Xiali, car brand by Tianjin FAW Xiali Motor Company 丰田 豐田 fēng tián Toyota or Toyoda (name) / Toyota, Japanese car make 缆车 纜車 lǎn chē cable car 餐车 餐車 cān chē dining car / diner 附件 fù jiàn appendix (in a document) / enclosure (accompanying a document) / (email) attachment / accessory (for a car, computer etc) / (anatomy) adnexa syn 波罗 波羅 bō luó Polo (car made by Volkswagen) / surname Polo 开走 開走 kāi zǒu to go (of car, train etc) / to drive off syn 敞篷车 敞篷車 chǎng péng chē a convertible / open-top car syn 花车 花車 huā chē car festooned for celebration 驶入 駛入 shǐ rù (of a car, ship, train etc) to enter 老爷车 老爺車 lǎo ye chē classic car 二手车 二手車 èr shǒu chē second-hand car 克莱斯勒 克萊斯勒 kè lái sī lè Chrysler (car manufacturer) 换位 換位 huàn wèi to swap places / (logic) conversion / (car maintenance) to rotate (tires) 超车 超車 chāo chē to overtake (another car) 挡泥板 擋泥板 dǎng ní bǎn (car, bicycle etc) fender / mudguard / (UK) wing 车行 車行 chē xíng to drive / to travel by car 电动车 電動車 diàn dòng chē electric vehicle (scooter, bicycle, car etc) 专车 專車 zhuān chē special (or reserved) train (or bus etc) / limousine / private car used as a taxi and booked via a smartphone app 小汽车 小汽車 xiǎo qì chē compact car syn 尾翼 wěi yì empennage (of an aircraft) / fletching (of an arrow) / fins (of a missile, rocket etc) / rear spoiler (of a car) syn 停放 tíng fàng to park (a car etc) / to moor (a boat etc) / to leave sth (in a place) syn 会话 會話 huì huà (language learning) conversation / dialog / to converse (in a non-native language) / (computing) session / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] syn 座垫 座墊 zuò diàn saddle (of a bicycle) / seat (of a car or bike) / chair cushion 打蜡 打蠟 dǎ là to wax (a car, floor etc) 轻重缓急 輕重緩急 qīng zhòng huǎn jí slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority syn 碰碰车 碰碰車 pèng pèng chē bumper car 沃尔沃 沃爾沃 wò ěr wò Volvo (Swedish car company) 异己 異己 yì jǐ dissident / alien / outsider / non-self / others syn 老外 lǎo wài (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person) / layman / amateur syn 华裔 華裔 huá yì ethnic Chinese / non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry syn 出租汽车 出租汽車 chū zū qì chē taxi / cab (PRC) / hire car (Tw) / CL:輛|辆[liang4] 步行街 bù xíng jiē car-free zone / pedestrian street 拉力赛 拉力賽 lā lì sài rally (car race) (loanword) 车号 車號 chē hào vehicle number (license plate number, taxi number, bus number, train car number) 小轿车 小轎車 xiǎo jiào chē (automobile) sedan / car syn 排挡 排擋 pái dǎng gear (of car etc) syn 顶灯 頂燈 dǐng dēng dome light (of a taxi etc) / ceiling light (in a room) / interior light (of a car) / light on the top of a mast etc 副食品 fù shí pǐn non-staple foods / (Tw) solids (food for infants other than breast milk and formula) syn 平滑肌 píng huá jī smooth muscle (anatomy) / non-striated muscle syn 车皮 車皮 chē pí wagon / freight car syn 雅阁 雅閣 yǎ gé Accord (Honda brand Japanese car model) 