上车
HSK 1 (2021)
上车 (shàngchē) · to get on a vehicle
上车 (shàngchē) means “to get on a vehicle”. It is written with 2 characters: 上 (on) + 车 (vehicle). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 上车 is built
The characters
上 shàng · on
What 上 is made of
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
车 chē · vehicle
What 车 is made of
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 車, a cart with two wheels, seen from above (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
快上车吧！Kuài shàngchē ba!Get in the car, quick!
我们在哪儿上车？Wǒmen zài nǎr shàngchē?Where do we get on?
Questions about 上车
What does 上车 mean?
上车 (shàngchē) means “to get on a vehicle”.
How do you pronounce 上车?
上车 is pronounced shàngchē.
Which HSK level is 上车?
上车 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 关上guānshàngto close
- 楼上lóushàngupstairs
- 路上lùshangon the road
- 马上mǎshàngimmediately
- 上班shàngbānto go to work
- 上边shàngbianabove
- 上次shàngcìlast time
- 上课shàngkèto have class
Learn 上车 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.