辆

輛
liàng
两 + 车
HSK 2.0Level 3
HSK 3.0Level 3

Definitions

liàng (classifier) classifier for vehicles

Etymology

Simplified form of 輛. Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 兩 represents the sound.

About

辆 is the simplified form of the traditional character 輛. It is a phono-semantic compound: the left side, 车 (from 車), is the semantic radical that broadly signals a relationship to carts, carriages, and wheeled transport. The right side, 两 (from 兩), is the phonetic component indicating the pronunciation liǎng. Originally, 辆 referred specifically to a pair of wheels on a single cart, an image that highlighted the bilateral symmetry of early carriage design. Over time, this concrete noun shifted into a purely grammatical role, becoming the standard measure word for counting individual wheeled vehicles, from horse-drawn carriages to modern automobiles.

Example Sentences Hide

这辆车很新。

Zhè liàng chē hěn xīn.

This car is very new.

我家有一辆自行车。

Wǒ jiā yǒu yī liàng zìxíngchē.

My family has a bicycle.

那辆公交车人很多。

Nà liàng gōngjiāo chē rén hěn duō.

That bus is very crowded.

他刚买了一辆电动车。

Tā gāng mǎi le yī liàng diàndòng chē.

He just bought an electric car.

停车场里停着几十辆车。

Tíngchē chǎng lǐ tíng zhe jǐ shí liàng chē.

Dozens of cars are parked in the parking lot.

这辆红色的跑车是他的。

Zhè liàng hóngsè de pǎochē shì tā de.

This red sports car is his.

请您把那辆卡车开到仓库门口。

Qǐng nín bǎ nà liàng kǎchē kāi dào cāngkù ménkǒu.

Please drive that truck to the warehouse entrance.

由于发生事故，那辆货车的零件需要更换。

Yóuyú fāshēng shìgù, nà liàng huòchē de língjiàn xūyào gēnghuàn.

Due to an accident, the parts of that truck need to be replaced.

Related Characters

Component: 两

俩 魉 唡

Component: 车

军 车 转 连 轻 较 阵 输 载 软 轮 库 轰 辑

Example Words

车辆