车库 (chēkù) · garage

车库 (chēkù) means “garage”. It is written with 2 characters: 车 (vehicle) + 库 (armory). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 车库 is built

The characters

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)

库 kù · armory

What 库 is made of

广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke

Example sentences

他把车停在车库里。Tā bǎ chē tíng zài chēkù lǐ.He parked the car in the garage.

我们家的车库很小。Wǒmen jiā de chēkù hěn xiǎo.Our garage is very small.

Questions about 车库

What does 车库 mean?

车库 (chēkù) means “garage”.

How do you pronounce 车库?

车库 is pronounced chēkù.

Which HSK level is 车库?

车库 is in Old HSK 5.

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Learn 车库 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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