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    Expressing 'vehicles' with 车辆 (chēliàng)

    Description & Modification
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    在 + 车辆 + 中

    Explanation

    车辆 (chēliàng) means vehicles, serving as the formal or collective term for cars, trucks, and other wheeled transport. It is commonly used in official reports, traffic regulations, and news contexts rather than casual conversation.

    Examples

    • 这条路禁止大型车辆通行。

      Zhè tiáo lù jìnzhǐ dàxíng chēliàng tōngxíng.

      Large vehicles are prohibited from passing on this road.

    • 交警正在路口指挥车辆有序通过。

      Jiāojǐng zhèngzài lùkǒu zhǐhuī chēliàng yǒuxù tōngguò.

      The traffic police are directing vehicles to pass through the intersection in an orderly manner.

    • 停车场里的车辆已经停满了。

      Tíngchēchǎng lǐ de chēliàng yǐjīng tíng mǎn le.

      The parking lot is already full of vehicles.

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