See also: 汽车

Chinese edit

steam; vapour
 
vehicle on land; car; machine
vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
trad. (汽車)
simp. (汽车)
 
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Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

汽車

  1. automobile; motor vehicle; car (Classifier: m;  m;  c)
    電動汽車电动汽车  ―  diàndòng qìchē  ―  electric car
    汽車駕駛員汽车驾驶员  ―  qìchē jiàshǐyuán  ―  motorist
    汽車修理工汽车修理工  ―  qìchē xiūlǐgōng  ―  auto mechanic
    汽車配件廠汽车配件厂  ―  qìchē pèijiànchǎng  ―  auto parts factory
    我們汽車尾巴撞壞 [MSC, trad.]
    我们汽车尾巴撞坏 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen de qìchē wěiba bèi zhuànghuài le. [Pinyin]
    The rear end of our car was smashed.
  2. bus; coach (Classifier: m;  m;  c)
    城際汽車城际汽车  ―  chéngjì qìchē  ―  intercity bus
  3. (obsolete) train

Synonyms edit

  • (car):
  • (bus):

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Bouyei: qiqcey
  • Wutunhua: qhichai
  • Zhuang: giceh, heiqci

Further reading edit

Japanese edit

 
汽車 (kisha): a steam train.
Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
しゃ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(しゃ) (kisha

  1. steam locomotive, train

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

汽車 (gicha) (hangeul 기차)

  1. Hanja form? of 기차 (train).