汽车

• 拼音: qì chē
• 汉字拆解: 汽 = 氵(water) + 气 (air/steam); 车 = simplified pictograph of a wheeled vehicle

含义

Car; automobile. The standard word for a motor vehicle.

The general term for cars and automobiles in daily life. Can refer to any motor vehicle but most commonly means a passenger car. Also used in compounds like 汽车站 (bus stop/station) and 公共汽车 (public bus).

例句

1. 他有一辆汽车。
2. 这辆汽车是红色的。
3. 我坐汽车去上班。

用法指南

语境: transport, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我想买一辆汽车。(I want to buy a car.)
• 汽车停在门口。(The car is parked at the door.)

错误说法

• 一个汽车。(Wrong measure word — use 辆 for vehicles: 一辆汽车)

起源与历史

A compound of 汽 (steam/vapour) and 车 (vehicle), originally meaning 'steam-powered vehicle' when cars were first introduced to China.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal