软卧

軟臥

ruǎnwò

noun

Measure Word

一张软卧票 zhāng

Meanings

1 soft sleeper (a class of sleeper-train ticket)
2 first-class sleeping berth on a Chinese train

Characters

to lie down, berth

Examples

我买了一张软卧票去上海。

Wǒ mǎi le yī zhāng ruǎnwò piào qù Shànghǎi.

I bought a soft sleeper ticket to Shanghai.

软卧比硬卧贵很多，但舒服得多。

Ruǎnwò bǐ yìngwò guì hěnduō, dàn shūfú de duō.

Soft sleeper is much more expensive than hard sleeper, but a lot more comfortable.

Tips

culture

Chinese sleeper trains traditionally have 硬座 (yìngzuò, hard seat), 软座 (ruǎnzuò, soft seat), 硬卧 (yìngwò, hard sleeper, open 6-bunk compartment), and 软卧 (ruǎnwò, soft sleeper, lockable 4-bunk compartment). On newer high-speed lines these have largely been replaced by 一等卧 (yīděng wò) and 商务座 (shāngwùzuò).

Stroke Order

软 ruǎn

卧 wò