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title: "Chexiang Meaning: 车厢 (chēxiāng) Means “carriage”"
description: "车厢 (traditional 車廂, chēxiāng) means “carriage; car (of a train); compartment”. Hear its tones, see what 车 and 厢 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chexiang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 车厢 mean?

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车厢 chēxiāng

## carriage; car (of a train); compartment

## Its characters

1. 车 chē car
2. 厢 xiāng carriage

## In a sentence

这节车厢里的人特别多。 This train car is especially crowded.

车开得那么快，**车厢**里却很安静，很多人在座位上看书、睡觉，或者用电脑工作。

From [中国的高铁有多长？ · How big is China's high-speed rail?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-big-is-chinas-high-speed-rail#library-word-481-483)

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## More words with 车 or 厢

- [车祸 chēhuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chehuo)
- [车间 chējiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chejian)
- [车辆 chēliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cheliang)
- [车位 chēwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chewei)
- [车站 chēzhàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chezhan)
- [车主 chēzhǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chezhu)
- [出租车 chūzūchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuzuche)
- [打车 dǎchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dache)
- [电动车 diàndòngchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diandongche)
- [翻车 fānchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanche)

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