名车 (míng chē) — luxury car; prestigious car brand

Definition

noun
luxury carprestigious car brand
Measure word · 辆

Examples

  • 名车。
    Tā kāi le yí liàng míng chē.
    He drives a luxury car.
  • 名车。
    Zhè jiā diàn zhuān mén mài míng chē.
    This store specializes in luxury cars.
  • 名车。
    Zhǎn lǎn huì shàng yǒu hěn duō míng chē.
    There are many luxury cars at the exhibition.

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.

名míngrenowned; prestigious
车chēcar; vehicle

名 conveys renown or prestige, and 车 denotes the vehicle; the name is for cars regarded as prestigious or luxurious.

Characters in this word

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

名 puts 夕 (crescent moon) above 口 (mouth), showing a name spoken in the dark.

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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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