Chinese Edictionary

"Here are the possible Chinese translations for 'train': 火车 (huǒ chē) - Train Radical: 车 (chē) - Vehicle Example sentence: 我每天坐火车上班。 (Wǒ měitiān zuò huǒchē shàngbān.) - I take the train to work every day. 训练 (xùn liàn) - To train, training Radical: 讠(yán) - Speech Example sentence: 他正在训练跑步。 (Tā zhèngzài xùnliàn pǎobù.) - He is training to run. Regarding the etymology: 火车: The character 火 means 'fire' and 车 means 'vehicle'. The term originates from the historical use of coal as fuel for trains, so together they mean a vehicle that uses fire (as an energy source), or train. 训练: The character 训 means 'to instruct' and 练 means 'to practice'. So together, they mean to instruct and practice, or to train. Please select the number of the translation you are interested in for further exploration, where I will provide synonyms, antonyms, and more example sentences for the selected character."