车速
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
车速 (chēsù) · vehicle speed
车速 (chēsù) means “vehicle speed”. It is written with 2 characters: 车 (vehicle) + 速 (prompt). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 车速 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)
速 sù · prompt
What 速 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 束shù — to bind
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 束 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
下雨天车速要慢一点。Xià yǔ tiān chēsù yào màn yìdiǎn.Drive slower on rainy days.
这里的车速不能太快。Zhèlǐ de chēsù bù néng tài kuài.Cars can't go too fast here.
Questions about 车速
What does 车速 mean?
车速 (chēsù) means “vehicle speed”.
How do you pronounce 车速?
车速 is pronounced chēsù.
Which HSK level is 车速?
车速 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 车票chēpiàobus or train ticket
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
- 车站chēzhànstation
- 打车dǎchēto take a taxi
- 火车huǒchētrain
- 开车kāichēto drive
- 汽车qìchēcar
- 上车shàngchēto get on a vehicle
- 下车xiàchēto get off a vehicle
- 车辆chēliàngvehicle
Learn 车速 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.