qì chē hào páidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
vehicle registration plate / license plate
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3305476f15892874. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

汽車號牌 汽车号牌 [qi4 che1 hao4 pai2] /vehicle registration plate/license plate/

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Other forms in these source records: 汽車號牌

  • 汽
    qì

    steam / vapor

  • 车
    chē

    car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liàng] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159

    jū

    war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)

    Chē

    surname Che

  • 号
    háo

    (bound form) to wail / to howl

    hào

    (literary) to call out / to command / (bound form) bugle / trumpet / (bound form) signal / bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号[qǐ chuáng hào]) / (bound form) mark / sign / to mark / to label / to assign a number / (bound form) name / appellation (e.g. 國號|国号[guó hào], 年號|年号[nián hào], 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liáo níng Hào]) / (after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间[èr sān qī hào fáng jiān] "Room 237") / day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号[qī hào] "the 7th") / (bound form) size / type / category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池[wǔ hào diàn chí]) / (TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉[hào mài]) / classifier for numbered people or items

  • 牌
    pái

    signboard / plaque / plate / tablet (CL:塊|块[kuài]) / brand / trademark / mahjong tile / domino / playing card (CL:張|张[zhāng]) / (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[cí pái] and 曲牌[qǔ pái])

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