Common Meanings
1
chē车
A wheeled vehicle, such as a car, train, or cart; also used metaphorically in idioms.
我们坐火车去远方旅游
We take the train to travel to a distant place.
An implement or machine, often with wheels or an axle, designed to rotate and perform a specific task, such as a waterwheel or spinning wheel.
村里的老人还在用手摇纺车织布。
The elderly people in the village are still using hand-cranked spinning wheels to weave cloth.
To draw water, particularly with a waterwheel; to irrigate, as in the phrase '车水' (chē shuǐ).
农民们辛勤地车水灌溉农田。
Farmers diligently drew water to irrigate the fields.
Refers to a lathe or other machine tool.
他正在操作车床加工零件。
He is operating the lathe to process parts.
To machine with a lathe; to turn (a part on a lathe).
他正在车间里车零件。
He is turning parts in the workshop.
In some dialects, to turn or rotate one's body or head.
他听到声音，车过身来，发现一只小猫正在他脚边。
He heard a sound, turned his body around, and found a small cat at his feet.
2
jū车
A rook in Chinese chess.
他把车往前走了一步。
He moved the rook one step forward.