輛 (liàng) - A measure word for vehicles, such as cars,

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liàng ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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輛 · liàng

A measure word for vehicles, such as cars, bicycles, carts, and carriages.

A measure word for vehicles, such as cars,

Usage highlights

One vehicleSeveral carsTwo bicyclesThis busThat truckNew carriage

Synonyms

  • 部— measure word for machines, vehicles (more formal/mechanical)
  • 台— measure word for machines, vehicles (regional variant)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He bought a new car (一辆汽车).
  • There are many bicycles on the street (街上有很多辆自行车).
  • The factory produces thousands of vehicles annually (工厂每年生产数千辆车).
  • Please park that cart over there (请把那辆手推车停在那边).

Collocations

  • One vehicle(一辆车)
  • Several cars(几辆汽车)
  • Two bicycles(两辆自行车)
  • This bus(这辆公共汽车)
  • That truck(那辆卡车)
  • New carriage(一辆新马车)

Idioms

  • Not a single cart or horse(无一辆车马)
  • Thousands of vehicles and horses(千辆车马)
  • Carts and horses in abundance(车车辆辆)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • As a measure word, 辆 is exclusively used for wheeled vehicles, reflecting the historical importance of carts and carriages in Chinese civilization.
  • Its usage is deeply embedded in the Chinese language's system of classifiers, which categorizes nouns based on their shape, function, or type.
  • The character's vehicle radical (車) directly indicates its semantic category.

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