后备箱

後備箱

hòubèixiāng

noun HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 trunk (of a car); boot

Characters

to prepare; reserve

box; chest; trunk

Literally 'reserve box' - the storage compartment at the back of a car.

Examples

HSK 3

把行李放到后备箱里。

Bǎ xíngli fàng dào hòubèixiāng lǐ.

Put the luggage in the trunk.

HSK 7-9

后备箱放不下这么多东西。

Hòubèixiāng fàngbuxià zhème duō dōngxi.

The trunk can't fit this much stuff.

Tips

usage

后备箱 is mainland Chinese. In Taiwan, the car trunk is called 后车厢 or 行李箱. In recent years, 后备箱集市 ('trunk market') became trendy in China - people sell goods out of their car trunks at night markets.

Stroke Order

后 hòu

备 bèi

箱 xiāng