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電車

简电车 · 繁電車

Mandarin · pinyin diàn chē

tram; streetcar
trolleybus
electric car
e-bike
(in the context of Japan) electric train

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電: Look up this written character
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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4–1 · dian4 che1

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din6 ce1

Cantonese word readings for 電車. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

tram; streetcar
(Taiwan or Japan) electric multiple unit train
(Mainland China, Hong Kong) electric vehicle
(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) automobile; motor car; sedan
(historical, obsolete) an ancient covered chariot specialized in raiding enemy camps

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