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出车 (chū chē) — to dispatch a vehicle (e.g., a taxi, bus, or truck); to be out driving a vehicle

Definition

Usually said from the operator's side: a company/manager dispatches a vehicle (taxi, bus, truck). The driver 'goes out driving' to start a shift. Less common as everyday language.

verb
to dispatch a vehicle (e.g., a taxi, bus, or truck)to be out driving a vehicle

Examples

  • 出车。
    Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng qī diǎn chū chē.
    He dispatches the vehicle at seven every morning.
  • 。
    Jīn tiān tā yǐ jīng chū le liǎng cì chē le.
    He has already dispatched the vehicle twice today.
  • 出车。
    Chū zū chē sī jī wǎn shàng yě yào chū chē.
    Taxi drivers also have to go out driving at night.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

出chūsend out
车chēvehicle

To 出 a 车 is to send a vehicle out for use.

Characters in this word

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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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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