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飞车 (fēi chē) — fast-moving vehicle; high-speed car

Definition

飞车 (fēichē) is a separable noun for a vehicle (usually a car or motorcycle) moving at very high speed — literally 'flying vehicle.' Also used as a verb meaning to drive/ride at dangerous speed.

noun
fast-moving vehiclehigh-speed car
Measure word · 辆

Examples

  • 飞车，。
    Tā kāi fēi chē kāi dé hěn kuài, yào zhù yì ān quán.
    He drives a fast car very fast, he needs to be careful about safety.
  • 飞车。
    fēi chē Zài mǎ lù shang pǎo dé hěn kuài.
    The fast car runs very quickly on the road.
  • 飞车，。
    Zhè zhǒng fēi chē jià gé hěn guì, yì bān rén mǎi bù qǐ.
    This type of fast car is very expensive, ordinary people can't afford it.

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.

飞fēiflying
车chēvehicle

“飞” suggests flying or very fast, “车” is a vehicle, together “fast-moving vehicle”.

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 飛; 飞 is its simplified writing.

For 飞, the traditional form 飛 pictures a bird flying upwards.

Open 飞 →

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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