直 通 车

zhí tōng chēdictionary entry

"through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao)

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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:

直通車 直通车 [zhi2 tong1 che1] /"through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao)/

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Other forms in these source records: 直通車

直
zhí
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
Zhí
surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
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)
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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