HSK 1 · Transport

下车

xià chē

to get off (a vehicle)

Stroke order of 下车

2 characters, 7 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

下 · 3 strokes 车 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

下 down off the 车 cart: stepping off.

Parts: 下 down + 车 vehicle

The characters in 下车

下 xià — down; under; below (3 strokes)
车 chē — vehicle; car (4 strokes)

Example sentence

你在哪儿下车？

Where do you get off?

Words with 下

下午afternoon 楼下downstairs 下课class is over 下班to get off work 坐下to sit down 下down; under; below 下边below; bottom 下雨to rain 下次next time 一下儿(once; a bit)下雪to snow 零下below zero 下周next week 接下来next; following 以下below; less than 放下to put down 留下to stay; to leave behind 一下a bit; once

Words with 车

车vehicle; car 汽车car 火车train 开车to drive 打车to take a taxi 上车to get on (a vehicle)车票bus/train ticket 车站station; bus stop 车上in the car; on the bus 火车站train station 车辆vehicle 公共汽车bus 公交车bus 出租车taxi 自行车bicycle 骑车to ride a bike 停车to park; to stop 停车场parking lot

More words: Transport

车vehicle; car 汽车car 火车train 飞机airplane 飞to fly 开车to drive 打车to take a taxi 上车to get on (a vehicle)车票bus/train ticket 机票plane ticket 车站station; bus stop 站station; to stand 机场airport 坐to sit; to travel by 坐下to sit down 车上in the car; on the bus

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