How do you use "Wheels" in a sentence?

You got wheels? Nice wheels, man. I need some wheels to get to work.

Wheels

Q: What does "Wheels" mean?

A car or means of transportation. Slang for a car—focusing on the wheels as the defining feature of personal transport.

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Meaning: A car or means of transportation.

汽车或交通工具。

Un coche o medio de transporte.

車、移動手段。

자동차, 이동 수단.

Slang for a car—focusing on the wheels as the defining feature of personal transport.

指汽车的俚语，以车轮作为个人交通工具的代表特征。

Argot para coche, centrándose en las ruedas como característica definitoria del transporte personal.

車を指すスラング。車輪を個人の移動手段の象徴として捉えた表現。

자동차를 뜻하는 속어로, 개인 교통수단의 핵심인 바퀴에 초점을 맞춘 표현이다.

Literal meaning: Wheels of a car

Examples

You got wheels?
你有车吗？
¿Tienes coche?
車ある？
차 있어?
Nice wheels, man.
好车啊，兄弟
Buen coche, tío
いい車だね
좋은 차네, 야.
I need some wheels to get to work.
我需要一辆车去上班
Necesito un coche para ir al trabajo
仕事に行くのに車が必要だ
출근하려면 차가 필요해.

Pronunciation

/wiːlz/

Usage Guide

Context: cars, transportation

Tone: casual, cool

✓ Do Say

Nice wheels.
好车
Buen coche
いい車だね
좋은 차네.
Got wheels?
有车吗？
¿Tienes coche?
車ある？
차 있어?
Need some wheels.
需要一辆车
Necesito un coche
車が必要だ
차가 필요해.

✗ Don't Say

Car
Car（普通说法）
Car（término estándar）
Car（車の普通の言い方）
자동차
Transportation
Transportation（正式用语）
Transportation（término formal）
Transportation（移動手段の正式な言い方）
교통수단

Common Mistakes

Can mean any vehicle
Universal English slang

Origin & History

Metonymy—wheels representing the whole car.

Etymology: American slang, mid 20th century

First recorded: 1950s

Cultural Context

Era: 1950s to present

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: American car culture; Hip-hop

Regional notes: Universal English slang.

Variations

WheelsGot wheelsNice wheels