摩托车
Old HSK 5
摩托车 (mótuōchē) · motorcycle
摩托车 (mótuōchē) means “motorcycle”. It is written with 3 characters: 摩 (to scour) + 托 (to raise) + 车 (vehicle). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 摩托车 is built
The characters
摩 mó · to scour
What 摩 is made of
- 麻má — hemp
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 林lín — forest
- 木mù — tree
- 木mù — tree
- 广guǎng — broad
- 手shǒu — hand
托 tuō · to raise
What 托 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 乇tuō — to depend on
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
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
他骑摩托车去上班。Tā qí mótuōchē qù shàngbān.He rides a motorbike to work.
骑摩托车一定要注意安全。Qí mótuōchē yídìng yào zhùyì ānquán.Always be careful when riding a motorbike.
Questions about 摩托车
What does 摩托车 mean?
摩托车 (mótuōchē) means “motorcycle”.
How do you pronounce 摩托车?
摩托车 is pronounced mótuōchē.
Which HSK level is 摩托车?
摩托车 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 按摩ànmómassage
- 摩擦mócāfriction
- 拜托bàituōto ask a favour
- 衬托chèntuōto set off
- 寄托jìtuōto place (hope) in
- 托运tuōyùnto check in (luggage)
- 委托wěituōto entrust
- 依托yītuōto rely on
- 车票chēpiàobus or train ticket
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
Learn 摩托车 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 67: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.