Definition
拖车 (tuō chē) is a noun that refers to vehicles or carts designed to be pulled. It can mean a tow truck (used for towing broken-down cars), a trailer (attached to a truck for hauling goods), or a hand-pulled cart (used for moving heavy objects manually). The verb sense 'to tow a vehicle' is a separate usage (拖 + 车) and is not covered here.
noun
tow trucktrailerflatbed traileror hand-pulled cart
Examples
- 拖车。Lù shàng yǒu yí liàng tuō chē zài bāng huài diào de chē.There is a tow truck on the road helping a broken-down car.
- 拖车。Nà liàng kǎchē hòumiàn tuōzhe yí liàng tuō chē.That truck is pulling a trailer behind it.
- 拖车。Tā lāzhe yí liàng tuō chē qù mǎi cài.He pulls a hand cart to go buy groceries.
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