倒车

• 拼音: dǎo chē
• 汉字拆解: 倒 = 亻(person) + 到 (arrive); 车 = simplified from 車, pictograph of a cart seen from above

含义

To transfer between vehicles; to change buses or trains. Refers to switching from one route or line to another during a journey.

Primarily means transferring between different bus or subway lines during travel. When pronounced dào chē, it can also mean to reverse or back up a vehicle, but as dǎo chē the main meaning is changing vehicles on a journey. Very common in urban commuting contexts.

例句

1. 从这里到机场要倒两次车，不太方便。
2. 你坐三号线到下一站倒车就能到了。
3. 我每天上班都需要倒车，花的时间比较长。

用法指南

语境: transport, commute, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 到那个地方不用倒车，坐一趟公交就到了。(You don't need to transfer to get there — one bus ride will do.)
• 请问去动物园需要在哪里倒车？(Excuse me, where do I need to transfer to get to the zoo?)

错误说法

• 用dǎo的声调说开车倒退的意思 (When meaning 'to reverse a vehicle,' the pronunciation is dào chē with fourth tone, not dǎo chē — don't mix up the tones)

起源与历史

倒 here means to change or exchange (as in 倒手, to change hands), and 车 means vehicle. Together they describe the act of switching between vehicles.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal