包车 (bāo chē) — chartered vehicle (car, bus, etc. hired for exclusive use)

Definition

包车 (bāo chē) is a noun meaning 'chartered vehicle' — a car or bus you hire whole, not by the seat, so the whole vehicle is yours for the trip or run.

noun
chartered vehicle (car, bus, etc. hired for exclusive use)

Examples

  • 包车。
    Zhè liàng bāo chē shì zhuān mén lái jiē wǒ men de.
    This chartered car is specially here to pick us up.
  • 包车，。
    bāo chē Bǐ zuò gōng gòng qì chē guì yì xiē, dàn gèng fāng biàn.
    A chartered vehicle is more expensive than taking the bus, but more convenient.
  • 包车。
    Tā men gōng sī tí gōng bāo chē fú wù.
    Their company provides chartered vehicle services.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

包bāohire; charter
车chēvehicle

包 means to hire or charter and 车 means vehicle, so the word names a vehicle hired for exclusive use.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 包 pictures a fetus in a womb, or a baby wrapped in cloth.

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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.

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