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車子

简车子 · 繁車子

Mandarin · pinyin chē zi

car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)

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車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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1–5 · che1 zi5

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ce1 zi2

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

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noun

land vehicle; including car, bus, (historical) cart, bicycle, motorcycle, etc.
land vehicle; including car, bus, (historical) cart, bicycle, motorcycle, etc. — (specifically) bicycle
(Shangyou Hakka) sewing machine

noun

(Classical) cart driver; coachman
(Hakka) carriage; rail car

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