Car

車

Car

Pronunciation:
che ( Putonghua, 1st tone )
che ( Cantonese 1st tone )

Meaning: cart, car, machine means wheeled vehicles / machines.
人力車( ren li che ) human strength cart = rickshaw.
馬車(ma che ) horse carriage.
風車(feng che ) wind machine = windmill.
坦克車(tan ke che ) tank.
十字車(shi zi che ) cross shaped word car = ambulance.

坐車(zuo che ) sit car means travel by train / car.
火車(huo che) train.
汽車(qi che ) steam car = automobile = car.
地車(di che ) land car = undergound / metro.
計程車( ji cheng che ) Taxi.
車站( che zhan ) car stand = Bus/train terminal/stop.

車去醫院( che qu yi yuan ) car transport to doctor institute =drive someone to hospital. ( che yi ) machine clother = using sewing machine to make garments.

By: Raymond Mok 莫坤雄