小轎車

简 小轿车 · 繁 小轎車
Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo jiào chē

Meanings

  1. (automobile) sedan
  2. car
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小
xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
轎
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車
chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
轿
jiào · sedan-chair, palanquin
车
chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart
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3–4–1 · xiao3 jiao4 che1

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noun

  1. synonym of 轎車 /轿车 (jiàochē)

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