chētóu

车头

Word · NounTraditional車頭

front of vehicle; locomotive; engine

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

front part of a vehicle; locomotive (of a train); engine

Refers to the front section of any vehicle. For trains, it specifically denotes the powered locomotive at the front. For cars and trucks, it refers to the hood/engine compartment area or the cab.

Huǒ火
chē车
chē车
tóu头
zhèng正
huǎn缓
huǎn缓
shǐ驶
rù入
zhàn站
tái台
 。

The locomotive is slowly pulling into the station.

Kǎ卡
chē车
de的
chē车
tóu头
zài在
shì事
gù故
zhōng中
zhuàng撞
huài坏
le了
 。

The truck's cab was damaged in the accident.

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Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
zuò坐
zài在
chē车
tóu头
de的
wèi位
zhi置
kàn看
fēng风
jǐng景
 。

He likes to sit in the front of the vehicle to enjoy the view.