🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

汽车的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: qì chē de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Automotive/ˌɔːtəˈmoʊtɪv/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这家公司专门生产汽车零部件。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or concerned with motor vehicles.

    "The city is a major hub for the global automotive industry."
As noun
  1. 1

    A motor vehicle, car, or automobile.

    "Modern automotive engineering focuses heavily on electric battery efficiency."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'autós' (meaning 'self') combined with the Latin 'motivus' (meaning 'moving'). The term emerged in the late 19th century during the development of self-propelled motor vehicles to distinguish them from animal-drawn carriages.

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