慢车 (màn chē) — slow or local train/bus (stopping at many stations or serving many stops)

Definition

Examples

• 我昨天坐了慢车，花了四个小时才到。
  Wǒ zuó tiān zuò le màn chē, huā le sì gè xiǎo shí cái dào.
  Yesterday I took the slow train, and it took four hours to get there.
• 慢车虽然慢，但票价便宜很多。
  màn chē Suī rán màn, dàn piào jià pián yi hěn duō.
  Although the slow train/bus is slow, the ticket price is much cheaper.
• 从北京到上海，慢车要开十几个小时。
  Cóng běi jīng dào shàng hǎi, màn chē yào kāi shí jǐ gè xiǎo shí.
  From Beijing to Shanghai, the slow train takes over ten hours.