chē liàng
car; vehicle
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我正在等一辆出租车。
wǒ zhèngzài děng yī liàng chūzūchē.
I am waiting for a taxi.
这辆车太贵了。
zhè liàng chē tài guìle.
This car is too expensive.
那辆车是红色的。
nà liàng chē shì hóngsè de.
That car is red.
汽车 (qìchē)
car
交通工具 (jiāotōng gōngjù)
vehicle
行人 (xíng rén)
pedestrian
自行车 (zì xíng chē)
bicycle
The Chinese word 车辆 (chēliàng) for "vehicle" is a compound of two characters: 车 (chē) and 辆 (liàng). The character 车 originally meant "cart" or "carriage," and it is composed of two parts: 木 (mù), meaning "wood," and 車 (jū), which is a pictograph of a cart. The character 辆 originally meant "a pair of horses," and it is composed of two parts: 馬 (mǎ), meaning "horse," and 兩 (liǎng), which is a pictograph of two horses pulling a cart. When combined, the characters 车 and 辆 form the word 车辆, which refers to any type of vehicle, including cars, trucks, buses, and bicycles.
