摩
托
车

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The word "摩托车" is formed by combining the characters "摩" and "托" to approximate the sound of "motor" through transliteration, and then adding the character "车", which means "vehicle", to indicate its functional category, resulting in the term for "motorcycle".

Example Sentences Hide

摩托车很快。

Mótuōchē hěn kuài.

Motorcycles are fast.

我骑摩托车去学校。

Wǒ qí mótuōchē qù xuéxiào.

I ride a motorcycle to school.

这辆摩托车是新的。

Zhè liàng mótuōchē shì xīn de.

This motorcycle is new.

他修理摩托车的技术很好。

Tā xiūlǐ mótuōchē de jìshù hěn hǎo.

His skill in repairing motorcycles is very good.

虽然摩托车速度很快但是我们必须遵守交通规则。

Suīrán mótuōchē sùdù hěn kuài dànshì wǒmen bìxū zūnshǒu jiāotōng guīzé.

Although motorcycles are very fast, we must obey traffic rules.

Word Definition - 摩托车

mó tuō chē (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle; CL:輛|辆[liàng],部[bù]

Individual Character Details

摩 mā, mó
托 tuō, tuō
车 chē, chē, jū