Tōng yòng Qì chēdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
General Motors
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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.

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Original source entry:

通用汽車 通用汽车 [Tong1 yong4 Qi4 che1] /General Motors/

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Other forms in these source records: 通用汽車

  • 通
    tōng

    to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

    tòng

    classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

  • 用
    yòng

    to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore

  • 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

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