慢车 (mànchē): local train; slow train

Measure Word

一趟慢车 tàng

慢车虽然便宜，但是太慢了。

Mànchē suīrán piányi, dànshì tài màn le.

The local train is cheap but too slow.

这趟慢车每站都停。

Zhè tàng mànchē měi zhàn dōu tíng.

This local train stops at every station.

坐慢车可以欣赏沿途的风景。

Zuò mànchē kěyǐ xīnshǎng yántú de fēngjǐng.

Taking the slow train lets you enjoy the scenery along the way.

usage

慢车 (local/slow) is the opposite of 快车 (express). In everyday life, people now often say 绿皮车 (green-skin train) for old slow trains.

慢 màn

车 chē