辆 (liàng): Chinese measure word
How to use 辆 (liàng), the Chinese measure word for vehicles with wheels: example nouns with pinyin, sentences and common mistakes.
Last updated 2026-10-30
辆
liàng
vehicles with wheels
What it's used for
辆 counts vehicles on wheels: cars, buses, taxis, trucks, bicycles and motorbikes.
Common nouns with 辆
- 一辆车 yí liàng chē car
- 一辆汽车 yí liàng qì chē car
- 一辆车辆 yí liàng chē liàng vehicle
- 一辆出租车 yí liàng chū zū chē taxi
- 一辆公交车 yí liàng gōng jiāo chē public transport vehicle
- 一辆自行车 yí liàng zì xíng chē bicycle
- 一辆公共汽车 yí liàng gōng gòng qì chē bus
- 一辆巴士 yí liàng bā shì bus (loanword)
- 一辆大巴 yí liàng dà bā (coll.) large bus
- 一辆轮椅 yí liàng lún yǐ wheelchair
- 一辆电动车 yí liàng diàndòngchē Electric vehicle
- 一辆电车 yí liàng diàn chē trolleybus
- 一辆卡车 yí liàng kǎ chē truck
- 一辆救护车 yí liàng jiù hù chē ambulance
- 一辆摩托车 yí liàng mó tuō chē (loanword) motorbike
- 一辆列车 yí liàng liè chē (railway) train
Example sentences
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楼下停着一辆出租车。
Lóu xià tíng zhe yí liàng chū zū chē.
There's a taxi parked downstairs.
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他买了一辆新车。
Tā mǎi le yí liàng xīn chē.
He bought a new car.
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我想租一辆自行车。
Wǒ xiǎng zū yí liàng zì xíng chē.
I'd like to rent a bicycle.
Common mistake
一个车 ✗ → 一辆车 ✓. Planes take 架 and ships take 艘, not 辆.
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