Definition
卡车 (kǎchē) is the common, everyday word for a truck, borrowed from English 'car'. 货车 (huòchē) is a more formal or technical term for a freight vehicle, often used in logistics or to specify cargo type; it can also refer to a van or freight train car.
noun
truck
Measure word · 辆
Examples
- 卡车。Tā měitiān kāi kǎ chē sònghuò.He delivers goods by truck every day.
- 卡车，。Zhè liàng kǎ chē tài zhòng le, shàngpō hěn màn.This truck is too heavy, it goes up slopes slowly.
- 卡车。Gōngsī mǎi le sān liàng xīn kǎ chē.The company bought three new trucks.
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