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    Using 车子 (chēzi) to say "car" (colloquial)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    Verb + 车子

    Explanation

    车子 (chēzi) is a colloquial noun meaning "car" or "vehicle," functioning as a more informal variant of 车. The suffix 子 gives it a conversational tone. For example, 发动了车子 means "started up the car."

    Examples

    • 你的车子停在哪儿了？

      Nǐ de chēzi tíng zài nǎr le?

      Where did you park your car?

    • 这辆车子开了十年了，还挺好的。

      Zhè liàng chēzi kāi le shí nián le, hái tǐng hǎo de.

      This car has been driven for ten years and is still pretty good.

    • 他买了一辆新车子，高兴得不得了。

      Tā mǎi le yī liàng xīn chēzi, gāoxìng de bùdéliǎo.

      He bought a new car and was extremely happy.

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