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    Expressing 'to ride in a vehicle' with 坐车 (zuòchē)

    Direction & Movement
    Manner & Method

    Structure

    Subject + 坐车

    Explanation

    The verb phrase 坐车 (zuòchē) means "to ride in a vehicle" or "to take a car." It is a general expression for traveling by car, bus, or other road vehicles. You can specify the vehicle type by replacing 车 with a more specific term, such as 坐公交车 (take the bus).

    Examples

    • 今天下雨,我们坐车去吧,别骑自行车了。

      Jīntiān xiàyǔ, wǒmen zuòchē qù ba, bié qí zìxíngchē le.

      It's raining today — let's take a car instead of riding bicycles.

    • 坐车去机场大概要一个小时。

      Zuòchē qù jīchǎng dàgài yào yī gè xiǎoshí.

      It takes about an hour to get to the airport by car.

    • 我小时候坐车容易晕车,现在好多了。

      Wǒ xiǎoshíhòu zuòchē róngyì yùnchē, xiànzài hǎoduō le.

      When I was little I used to get carsick easily, but it's much better now.

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