篷车

篷車

péngchē

noun #36,363

Measure Word

一辆篷车 liàng

Meanings

1 covered wagon
2 caravan
3 covered truck
4 van

Characters

awning; canopy; cover

Examples

拓荒者驾着篷车穿越大草原。

Tuòhuāngzhě jiàzhe péngchē chuānyuè dà cǎoyuán.

The pioneers drove their covered wagons across the great plains.

他们一家住在一辆篷车里旅行。

Tāmen yī jiā zhù zài yī liàng péngchē lǐ lǚxíng.

Their family travels living out of a caravan.

Tips

culture

篷车 evokes both the historical 'Conestoga' covered wagons of the American frontier and modern recreational caravans/RVs. In railway contexts, 篷车 also means a boxcar (covered freight car).

Stroke Order

篷 péng

车 chē