TongTong
Sign in

专车 (zhuān chē) — reserved or special vehicle (for official or personal use); premium ride-hailing service (e.g., Didi Chuxing)

Definition

专车 (zhuānchē) literally 'dedicated car' — a reserved vehicle for a specific person (boss, VIP) or, in modern usage, a premium ride-hailing car (e.g., Didi 专车) that is nicer and pricier than a regular taxi.

noun
reserved or special vehicle (for official or personal use)premium ride-hailing service (e.g., Didi Chuxing)
Measure word · 辆

Examples

  • 专车，。
    Tā měi tiān zuò zhuān chē shàng bān, bú yòng jǐ dì tiě.
    He takes a premium ride-hailing car to work every day, without having to squeeze onto the subway.
  • 专车。
    Gōng sī wèi lǎo bǎn ān pái le zhuān chē.
    The company arranged a dedicated car for the boss.
  • 专车。
    Zhè zhǒng zhuān chē fú wù bǐ chū zū chē guì dàn gèng shū fu.
    This kind of premium car service is more expensive than a taxi but more comfortable.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

专zhuānspecial
车chēvehicle

专 means special or reserved, and 车 means vehicle; together they name a dedicated vehicle.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 專; 专 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 專 shows 又, a hand, turning 叀, a spindle; this came to mean gathering several things into one.

Open 专 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 車; 车 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 車 was drawn as a carriage seen from above, with wheels on both sides and a shaft at the front; the simplified 车 is a later shorthand.

Open 车 →
Appears in
Vehicles

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.