列车

• 拼音: liè chē
• 汉字拆解: 列 = 歹 (bone/row) + 刂 (knife) — to arrange in a row; 车 = simplified pictograph of a wheeled vehicle

含义

Train; railway train. A formal term for a train, used especially in official announcements and schedules.

More formal than the everyday word 火车. Used in train station announcements, timetables, and official contexts. Appears in compound terms such as 动车 (high-speed train), 列车员 (train attendant), and 列车长 (chief conductor).

例句

1. 这趟列车将在十分钟后到达北京站。
2. 请旅客们注意，列车即将开动。
3. 他在列车上认识了一位有趣的老人。

用法指南

语境: transportation, travel

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这趟列车的终点站是上海。(The final stop of this train is Shanghai.)
• 列车上不允许吸烟。(Smoking is not allowed on the train.)

错误说法

• 我坐列车去上班 — in daily conversation, use 火车 or 地铁 instead; 列车 sounds overly formal for casual speech

起源与历史

列 means 'to line up' or 'a row' and 车 means 'vehicle.' A train is literally a vehicle made of lined-up carriages.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal