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车行 (chē háng) — automotive business (e.g., car dealership, garage, taxi company)

Definition

noun
automotive business (e.g., car dealership, garage, taxi company)

Examples

  • 车行。
    Wǒ zài zhè jiā chē háng mǎi de chē.
    I bought my car at this dealership.
  • 车行，。
    Tā kāi le yì jiā chē háng, zhuān mén xiū chē.
    He opened a garage that specializes in car repairs.
  • 车行。
    Zhè jiā chē háng tí gōng zū chē fú wù.
    This rental company provides car rental services.

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.

车chēvehicle
行xíngbusiness

车 (vehicle) and 行 (business) name a shop or company dealing in vehicles.

Characters in this word

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 →

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

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

Open 行 →
Appears in
Vehicles

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