童车 (tóng chē) — baby stroller, pram, pushchair

Definition

童车 (tóngchē) is a child-sized wheeled vehicle pushed or ridden by a young child — a stroller, a tricycle, or a balance bike. It refers to the product category, not a single type.

noun
baby strollerprampushchair
Measure word · 辆
Easily confused

Examples

  • 童车。
    Tā tuī zhe tóng chē zài gōng yuán lǐ sàn bù.
    She is pushing a stroller for a walk in the park.
  • 童车，。
    Zhè liàng tóng chē kě yǐ zhé dié, hěn fāng biàn.
    This stroller can be folded, which is very convenient.
  • 童车。
    Mǎi tóng chē de shí hou yào zhù yì ān quán xìng néng.
    When buying a stroller, you should pay attention to safety features.

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.

童tóngchild
车chēvehicle

童, meaning child, combines with 车 to denote a vehicle for a child.

Characters in this word

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

  • 䇂䇂䇂chisel
  • 見見jiànkneeling person with a huge eye

The form 童 comes from a pairing of 䇂 (a chisel) with 見 (a kneeling person with a huge eye), depicting a person having an eye gouged out.

Open 童 →

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 →

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