列车

列车 lièchē

Train

列车 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體 列車 lieche

What 列车 means

  1. Train

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Character by character

列车 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

列
liè
A row (series - list)
车
chē
Car (bus - vehicle - wheel - machine)

How to write 列车

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列车 in a sentence

开往北京的列车快到了。
Kāi wǎng Běijīng de lièchē kuài dào le.
The train bound for Beijing is arriving soon.
这趟列车很准时。
Zhè tàng lièchē hěn zhǔnshí.
This train is very punctual.

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Questions about 列车

What does 列车 mean in English?

列车 is pronounced lièchē and means Train.

How do you pronounce 列车?

列车 is lièchē in pinyin — written lieche without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 列车?

列车 is written with 2 characters: 列 (liè) A row (series - list), 车 (chē) Car (bus - vehicle - wheel - machine). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 列车 written in traditional Chinese?

列車. The simplified form 列车 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 列車 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced lièchē.

Is 列车 an HSK word?

Yes — 列车 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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