桑塔纳

桑塔納
Sāngtǎnà
proper noun #62,505

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Volkswagen Santana (compact sedan, iconic 1980s-90s Chinese car)

Examples

HSK 4
Bāshí niándài de chūzūchē dàduō shì Sāngtǎnà.
Most of the taxis in the eighties were Santanas.
HSK 7-9
Nàshíhou néng yǒu yī liàng Sāngtǎnà shì hěn tǐmiàn de shì.
Back then, owning a Santana was a very respectable thing.

Tips

history
Launched by 上汽大众 in 1985 as one of the very first joint-venture cars in reform-era China. Became the default vehicle of officialdom, taxis and well-off families for over a decade, synonymous with 'the car' in 1980s-90s China.

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