牛车 (niúchē) · ox cart, bullock cart

Measure Word

一辆牛车 liàng

HSK 4

牛车虽然走得慢，但是能拉很重的东西。

Niúchē suīrán zǒu de màn, dànshì néng lā hěn zhòng de dōngxi.

Ox carts may be slow, but they can haul heavy loads.

HSK 6

爷爷小时候坐牛车去镇上。

Yéye xiǎoshíhou zuò niúchē qù zhèn shàng.

When Grandpa was little he rode an ox cart into town.

history

In the Wei, Jin and Southern dynasties, slow and roomy ox carts were the fashionable ride of the aristocracy, while horses were kept for war.

牛 niú

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