ce1 soeng1車廂车厢
Jyutpingce1 soeng1
Yalechē sēung
Definition
The passenger compartment or carriage of a train, bus, or other vehicle.
neutraltransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to the interior space of a train, bus, or tram where passengers sit. When talking about trains, it is common to use the measure word 卡 to count the carriages themselves, while the interior space is treated as a location.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
This carriage is so crowded, let's go to the next one.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 車身, which refers to the exterior body or frame of the vehicle.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
