篷车

篷車
péngchē
noun #36,363

Measure Word

篷车 liàng

Meanings

  1. 1 covered wagon
  2. 2 caravan
  3. 3 covered truck
  4. 4 van

Examples

HSK 2
Tāmen yījiā zhù zài yī liàng péngchē lǐ lǚxíng.
Their family travels living out of a caravan.
HSK 7-9
Tuòhuāngzhě jià zhe péngchē chuānyuè dà cǎoyuán.
The pioneers drove their covered wagons across the great plains.

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

péng
chē