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)
simp. (动车)

Pronunciation


Noun

動車

  1. power car (a vehicle that propels a passenger train in a multiple unit; usually not including locomotives)
  2. short for 動車組动车组 (dòngchēzǔ, “multiple unit”)
  3. (Mainland China) short for 普通動車組列車 (“a class of passenger train in mainland China”)
  4. (dated or Kaohsiung Hokkien) automobile; motor car

Usage notes

It is a common misconception that this term denotes a kind of railway line.

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Verb

動⫽車 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. (chiefly nautical) to start (watercraft engine)
    主機動車主机动车  ―  zhǔjī dòngchē  ―  to start main engine

Synonyms

開車开车 (kāichē)