动车
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
动车 (dòngchē) · bullet train
动车 (dòngchē) means “bullet train; high-speed train”. It is written with 2 characters: 动 (to move) + 车 (vehicle). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 动车 is built
The characters
动 dòng · to move
What 动 is made of
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: strength (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
我们坐动车去上海。Wǒmen zuò dòngchē qù Shànghǎi.We're taking the high-speed train to Shanghai.
动车比汽车快多了。Dòngchē bǐ qìchē kuài duō le.The bullet train is much faster than a car.
Questions about 动车
What does 动车 mean?
动车 (dòngchē) means “bullet train; high-speed train”.
How do you pronounce 动车?
动车 is pronounced dòngchē.
Which HSK level is 动车?
动车 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 动作dòngzuòaction
- 动物dòngwùanimal
- 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
- 感动gǎndòngto move (emotionally)
- 活动huódòngactivity
- 行动xíngdòngaction
- 运动yùndòngsports
- 带动dàidòngto drive
- 动力dònglìmotivation
- 动人dòngrénmoving
Learn 动车 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.