火车
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
火车 (huǒchē) · train
火车 (huǒchē) means “train”. It is written with 2 characters: 火 (fire) + 车 (vehicle). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 火车 is built
The characters
火 huǒ · fire
What 火 is made of
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: Flames (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
我们坐火车去北京。Wǒmen zuò huǒchē qù Běijīng.We're taking the train to Beijing.
火车几点开？Huǒchē jǐ diǎn kāi?What time does the train leave?
Questions about 火车
What does 火车 mean?
火车 (huǒchē) means “train”.
How do you pronounce 火车?
火车 is pronounced huǒchē.
Which HSK level is 火车?
火车 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 着火zháohuǒto catch fire
- 火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station
- 火柴huǒcháimatch (for lighting)
- 火箭huǒjiànrocket
- 火焰huǒyànflame
- 火药huǒyàogunpowder
- 恼火nǎohuǒannoyed
- 涮火锅shuànhuǒguōto eat hotpot
- 火huǒfire
- 车票chēpiàobus or train ticket
Learn 火车 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.