清障车

清障車
qīngzhàngchē
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 tow truck
  2. 2 recovery vehicle
  3. 3 breakdown/wrecker truck

Examples

HSK 5
Shìgù xiànchǎng lái le liǎng liàng qīngzhàngchē.
Two recovery trucks arrived at the accident scene.
HSK 7-9
Gāosù gōnglù shàng pāomáo le, děi jiào qīngzhàngchē lái tuō.
The car broke down on the highway - we need to call a tow truck.

Tips

memory
清 (clear) + 障 (obstruction) + 车 (vehicle) = "obstruction-clearing vehicle." The whole word literally describes what a tow truck does: clear the road of disabled vehicles.

Stroke Order

清 qīng
障 zhàng
车 chē