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車 (차) vehicle compounds in Korean
Vehicles in Korean all share the syllable 차 (vehicle). Use these when talking about transport 👇 🔴 자동차 [jadongcha] - car
Words in this chart
| Korean | Romanization | English |
|---|---|---|
| 차 | 차 | vehicle |
| 자동차 | jadongcha | car |
| 주차 | jucha | parking |
| 기차 | gicha | train |
| 승차 | seungcha | boarding |
| 하차 | hacha | getting off |
| 자전거 | jajeongeo | bicycle |

How these words work together
This chart shows common Korean words that use the hanja character 車 (차), which means vehicle. These words are related to different types of transportation and actions involving vehicles, like cars, trains, parking, and boarding. Learning these compounds helps you understand how vehicle-related words are formed in Korean.
Example sentences
자동차가 도로에 많아요.
There are many cars on the road.
기차를 타고 서울에 갑니다.
I take the train to Seoul.
주차할 곳을 찾고 있어요.
I am looking for a place to park.
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