動車
See also: 动车
Chinese
to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act |
vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (動車) | 動 | 車 | |
| simp. (动车) | 动 | 车 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
動車
- power car (a vehicle that propels a passenger train in a multiple unit; usually not including locomotives)
- Short for 動車組／动车组 (dòngchēzǔ, “multiple unit”).
- (Mainland China) Short for 普通動車組列車 (“a class of passenger train in mainland China”).
- (dated or Kaohsiung Hokkien) automobile; motor car
Usage notes
It is a common misconception that this term denotes a kind of railway line.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 汽車 (“car, motor vehicle”) [map]
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