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Expressing getting off a vehicle with 下车 (xià chē)
Structure
Subject + 下车
Explanation
下车 (xià chē) means "to get off a vehicle" or "to exit a vehicle." It is a verb-object compound where 下 means "to descend" and 车 means "vehicle." Use 下车 whenever someone exits a car, bus, train, or other vehicle.
Examples
到站了，我们该下车了。
Dào zhàn le, wǒmen gāi xiàchē le.
We've arrived at the station; it's time for us to get off.
她下车的时候不小心把手机落在座位上了。
Tā xiàchē de shíhou bù xiǎoxīn bǎ shǒujī luò zài zuòwèi shàng le.
She accidentally left her phone on the seat when getting off the bus.
司机说前面堵车，让我们提前下车走过去。
Sījī shuō qiánmiàn dǔchē, ràng wǒmen tíqián xiàchē zǒu guòqù.
The driver said there was a traffic jam ahead and told us to get off early and walk.
到站了，我们该下车了。
Dào zhàn le, wǒmen gāi xià chē le.
We've arrived at the station — we should get off now.
她下车的时候不小心把手机落在座位上了。
Tā xià chē de shíhou bù xiǎoxīn bǎ shǒujī luò zài zuòwèi shàng le.
She accidentally left her phone on the seat when she got off the vehicle.
司机说前面堵车，让我们提前下车走过去。
Sījī shuō qiánmiàn dǔ chē, ràng wǒmen tíqián xià chē zǒu guòqù.
The driver said there was a traffic jam ahead and told us to get off early and walk.