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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 电车

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
电车 diàn chē - tram; streetcar
- trolleybus
- electric car
- e-bike
- (in the context of Japan) electric train

List Ranking:

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

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 6 8,495 20,433 16,635

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
diàn- lightning
- electricity
- electric (bound form)
- to get (or give) an electric shock
- phone call or telegram etc
- to send via telephone or telegram etc
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 电车

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 (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
电车 - 6 8,495 20,433 16,635