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火车

huǒ chē

HSK 1

Meaning

  • train

Definition

一种由机车牵引在铁路上行驶的动力车辆,用于运输乘客和货物。

A powered vehicle that runs on railway tracks, used for transporting passengers and goods.

Usage

通常用于指代铁路交通工具,可以指代火车本身或乘坐火车的行为。在口语中常简称为“车”。

Commonly refers to railway vehicles, can indicate the train itself or the act of traveling by train. Often abbreviated as '车' in colloquial speech.

Examples

  • 1 我明天要坐火车去北京。(I am going to take a train to Beijing tomorrow.)
  • 2 火车站的候车室很大。(The waiting room at the train station is very large.)
  • 3 这趟火车晚点了二十分钟。(This train is twenty minutes late.)
  • 4 火车票已经卖完了。(Train tickets are sold out.)
  • 5 他喜欢在火车上看书。(He likes to read on the train.)
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