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车上 (chē shàng) — on/in the vehicle (car, bus, train, etc.)

Definition

车上 is a noun meaning 'on/in the vehicle' — it covers cars, buses, trains, and similar transport. Use it as a location word, typically after 在.

noun
on/in the vehicle (car, bus, train, etc.)

Examples

  • 车上。
    Wǒ zài chē shàng kàn shū.
    I read books on the bus/train.
  • 车上。
    Qǐng dà jiā zài chē shàng zuò hǎo.
    Everyone, please sit properly on the bus.
  • 车上。
    Tā zuó tiān zài chē shàng diū le qián bāo.
    She lost her wallet on the bus yesterday.

Origin

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 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

Open 上 →
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