Transport revolves around our lives daily, so these words are super useful and imperative to learn in your quest to become fluent in Chinese. A very important word to learn is the word for vehicle/car = 车 chē. Trust us, you’ll see that word a lot in this article and most places you go to in China! ![]() Ambulance – 救护车 jiùhù chē Bike/Bicycle – 自行车 zìxíng chē (Public) Bus – 公共汽车 gōnggòng qìchē Also, less commonly known as 公共巴士 Gōnggòng bāshì. The reason being bāshì is the loanword for bus as they sound very similar. Car – 车 chē Electric Car – 电动车 diàndòng chē Fire Truck – 消防车 xiāofáng chē Forklift – 叉车 chāchē Moped – 机动自行车 jīdòng zìxíngchē Motorbike – 摩托车 mótuō chē Race Car – 赛车 Sàichē Taxi – 出租车 chūzū chē Tram – 电车 diànchē Truck – 卡车 kǎchē Van – 面包车 miànbāo chē (literally bread vehicle, very good translation!) By the way, did you notice how EVERY word includes the character 车? |