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摩托車

mótuōchē

ㄇㄛˊ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄔㄜ

Simplified 摩托车 · mainland 摩托

  1. 1(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle
In Taiwan

Understood, but everyday Taiwan speech says 機車 for the scooters that dominate the roads; 重機 covers big motorbikes.

Example

他買了一台重型摩托車。

tā mǎi le yì tāi zhòngxíng mótuōchē

He bought a heavy motorbike.

Measure word

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Keep 摩托車 and it comes back until you know it.

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