卧铺

臥鋪

wòpù

noun HSK 6 #36,380

Measure Word

一张卧铺 zhāng

Meanings

1 sleeper berth (on a train)
2 sleeping berth; bunk

Characters

to lie down; reclining

bed; berth; shop

A bed for lying down — a sleeper berth on a train.

Examples

我买了一张卧铺票。

Wǒ mǎi le yī zhāng wò pù piào.

I bought a sleeper berth ticket.

卧铺比硬座舒服多了。

Wò pù bǐ yìng zuò shūfu duō le.

A sleeper berth is much more comfortable than a hard seat.

火车上的卧铺分上中下三层。

Huǒchē shàng de wò pù fēn shàng zhōng xià sān céng.

Train sleeper berths are divided into upper, middle, and lower tiers.

Tips

culture

Chinese trains have 硬卧 (yìng wò, hard sleeper) and 软卧 (ruǎn wò, soft sleeper). Hard sleepers have 3 tiers in an open compartment; soft sleepers have 2 tiers in a private compartment with a door.

usage

The opposite is 硬座 (yìng zuò, hard seat) — the cheapest, most basic train seating.

Stroke Order

卧 wò

铺 pù