车箱

車廂

chēxiāng

noun #22,962

Measure Word

一节车箱 jié

Meanings

1 carriage
2 compartment (of a train or vehicle)
3 railcar

Characters

vehicle / train

box / compartment

Examples

列车有十六节车箱。

Lièchē yǒu shíliù jié chēxiāng.

The train has sixteen carriages.

高峰期车箱里挤满了乘客。

Gāofēngqī chēxiāng lǐ jǐ mǎn le chéngkè.

During rush hour the carriages are packed with passengers.

Tips

usage

Note: The standard modern form is 车厢 (chēxiāng) with 厢. 车箱 is an older or variant spelling of the same word.

Stroke Order

车 chē

箱 xiāng