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火车
huǒ chē



火车
train


Definitions

Chinese > English
火车
     1. Simplified form of 火車
火車huǒchē
     1. n. train
           城際 火車 - intercity train
           他 差chà點 沒 趕上 火車。 - He nearly missed the train.
           我 坐 火車 去 上海。 - I am going to Shanghai by train.
           火車 三 點 開,你 現在 去 還 來得de及。 - The train leaves at three. You can still make it if you go now.
     2. n. (historical) combat chariot carrying equipment for attack by fire
     3. n. (Buddhism) fiery chariot that sends a sinner to hell
     4. usage. 火車/火车 refers to the train itself and to the mode of transportation, so it is used in terms related to the railway. 火車/火车 in the previous term.
     5. usage. Sometimes high-speed trains (高鐵/高铁) are excluded when referring 火車/火车 only.
     6. Further reading. (cat, cmn, Beginning Mandarin)
     7. Further reading. (C, zh, Vehicles, Rail transportation)
English > Chinese
train
     1. 名词. 火車
     2. 动词. 訓練
Components
huǒ
     1. fire; flame
           可以 跟 你 借 一個 火 嗎? - Can I borrow a light?
     2. fire (as a disaster); inferno
     3. red; fiery; bright; brilliant
     4. to burn down
     5. light; torch
     6. (dialectal) light; lamp
     7. anger; rage; wrath
     8. to become enraged
     9. angry; furious
     10. (TCM) internal heat
     11. firearm; ammunition; weapon
     12. war; warfare
     13. thriving; brisk
     14. urgent; pressing
     15. (neologism) to become popular; to go viral
     16. (neologism) to be popular; to be viral
     17. (Cantonese) watt (unit of power)
           ※(Definitely, "火" here is a unit of brightness (luminous intensity). However, the brightness of a luminous device is measured in watts in life because of luminous intensity's dependence on powe
           20 火 嘅 燈膽 - 20-watt lightbulb
     18. Short for 火星 (Mars)
     19. (Cantonese) roasted
           (syn, zh, 烤, 燒)
           火鴨 - roasted duck
     1. Variant of 車
     2. Variant of 卓
     1. tall and erect
     2. outstanding; profound; brilliant; lofty
     1. (Chinese chess) chariot; rook
     2. (chess) rook
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