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专列 (zhuān liè) — special train (for a specific purpose or person)

Definition

专列 (zhuānlì) is a noun meaning a 'special train' — one chartered or reserved for a specific purpose or person, not a regular scheduled service. The 量词 (measure word) is 趟 for a trip or 列/辆 for the train itself.

noun
special train (for a specific purpose or person)
Measure word · 趟

Examples

  • 专列。
    Guó jiā lǐng dǎo rén chéng zuò zhuān liè chū fǎng.
    The national leader traveled on a special train for the state visit.
  • 专列。
    Zhè tàng zhuān liè shì wèi dōng ào huì zhǔn bèi de.
    This special train was prepared for the Winter Olympics.
  • 专列。
    Tā men bāo le yí liàng zhuān liè qù lǚ xíng.
    They chartered a special train for the trip.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

专zhuānspecial
列liètrain

专 means special or dedicated, and 列 refers to a train, so together they name a train set aside for a particular purpose.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 專; 专 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 專 shows 又, a hand, turning 叀, a spindle; this came to mean gathering several things into one.

Open 专 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

列 combines 歹, drawn as skeletal remains, and 刀, a knife, to depict tearing apart.

Open 列 →
Appears in
Trains & Transit

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