Vehicle in Chinese 交通工具
- K.T Chinese
- Apr 6, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 11, 2019

Let's learn the vehicles in Chinese together! 以下是日常交通的中文,我们一起学习吧!
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qì chē
汽车
Example:
Wǒ zhèng zài kāi chē
我正在开车。
I am driving right now.
The noun for car is 汽车 (qì chē), but when used after a verb, as in the example above or 买车 (mǎi chē) ‘to buy a car’, we remove the 汽 (qì), meaning ‘steam’.

Chū zū chē
出租车
Example:
Wǒ zuò chūzū chē qù shàng bān
我坐出租车去上班。
I took a taxi to go to work.

Huǒ chē
火车
Example:
Wǒ zuò huǒ chē huí jiā
我坐火车回家。
I am going home by train.

Gōng gòng qì chē
公共汽车 (formal)
Gōng jiāo chē
公交车 (informal)
Example:
Wǒ zài gōngjiāo chē shàng.
我在公交车上。
I am on the bus.

Dì tiě
地铁
Example:
Jīn tiān dì tiě yán wù le.
今天地铁延误了。
The subway was delayed today.

Zì xíng chē
自行车
Example:
Wǒ xǐ huān qí zì xíng chē
我喜欢骑自行车。
I like to ride a bicycle.

Mó tuō chē
摩托车
Example:
Zhè ge mó tuō chē hěn kù
这个摩托车很酷!
This motorcycle is cool!

Fēi jī
飞机
Example:
Wǒ zuò fēi jī qù běi jīng.
我坐飞机去北京。
I am flying to Beijing.

Yóu tǐng
游艇
Example:
Nǐ xǐ huān yóu tǐng pài duì ma?
你喜欢游艇派对吗?
Do you like yacht parties?

Lún chuán
轮船
Example:
Zhège lún chuán hěn dà.
这个轮船很大。
This ship is very big.

Diàn chē
电车
Example:
Wǒ zuò diàn chē qù shì zhōng xīn.
我坐电车去市中心。
I took the tram to the city center.

Jǐng chē
警车
Example:
Yǒuyī liàng jǐngchē tíng zài lù biān
有一辆警车停在路边。
There is a police car parked on the side of the road.

Xiāo fáng chē
消防车
Example:
Xiāo fáng chē qù miè huǒ.
消防车去灭火。
Fire truck to extinguish the fire.

Jiù hù chē
救护车
Example:
Jiù hù chē lái le
救护车来了
The ambulance is coming.
Very helpful post. Thank you.