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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 动车

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
动车 dòng chē - (PRC) (D- or C-class) high-speed train
- power car
- multiple-unit train (abbr. for 動車組|动车组[dong4che1zu3])

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 4 - - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
dòng- (of sth) to move
- to set in movement
- to displace
- to touch
- to make use of
- to stir (emotions)
- to alter
- abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
chē- surname Che
chē- car
- vehicle
- CL:輛|辆[liang4]
- machine
- to shape with a lathe
- Kangxi radical 159
- war chariot (archaic)
- rook (in Chinese chess)
- rook (in chess)

Other Words Containing 动车

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
电动车 - 4 26,367 - -
机动车 - 6 31,882 5,280 11,830