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Electric vehicle in Chinese

electric vehicle · HSK 4

电动车 diàn dòng chē

  1. 电 diàn electricity
  2. 动 dòng to move
  3. 车 chē car

Counted with 辆: 一辆电动车 yí liàng diàndòngchē

我每天骑电动车上班。 I ride an e-bike to work every day.

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How do you say electric vehicle in Chinese?

Electric vehicle in Chinese is 电动车 (diàn dòng chē).

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