车牌

• 拼音: chē pái
• 汉字拆解: 车 = simplified from 車, pictograph of a cart; 牌 = 片 (slice) + 卑 (phonetic), plate or sign

含义

License plate; vehicle registration plate.

The metal plate attached to vehicles displaying the registration number. In China, license plates indicate the province or city of registration through the first character. Getting a license plate in major cities like Beijing or Shanghai requires winning a lottery or auction due to traffic control measures.

例句

1. 北京的车牌摇号中签率越来越低，很多人等了好几年都没摇到。
2. 他的车牌是沪A开头的，说明是上海的车。
3. 新能源车可以直接申请绿色车牌，不用排队等号。

用法指南

语境: transportation, legal, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你的车牌号是多少？(What's your license plate number?)
• 这辆车的车牌是假的。(This car's license plate is fake.)

错误说法

• 口语中常说'车牌'或'车牌号'，正式文件中用'机动车号牌' (In casual speech, use 车牌 or 车牌号; in official documents, use 机动车号牌)

起源与历史

Compound of 车 (vehicle) and 牌 (plate/sign), literally meaning vehicle plate.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal