车位

• Pinyin: chē wèi
• Desglose de hanzi: 车 = pictograph of a vehicle; 位 = 亻 (person) + 立 (stand)

Significado

Plaza de aparcamiento.

Can refer to individual parking spots or parking spaces in general. In Chinese cities, parking spaces (especially in residential areas) are valuable and often bought separately from apartments.

Ejemplos

1. 这个小区的车位非常紧张。
2. 他花了二十万买了一个地下车位。
3. 我们转了半天才找到一个停车位。

Guía de uso

Contexto: urban, real estate, parking

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 停车场还有车位吗？(Are there any parking spaces left in the parking lot?)
• 现在大城市的车位比车还贵。(Nowadays parking spaces in big cities are more expensive than cars.)

Incorrecto

• 我的自行车需要车位 (车位 typically refers to car parking — for bicycles, use 停车架 or 自行车位)

Origen e historia

Compound of 车 (vehicle) and 位 (position, space). A modern urban term.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal