轿子 (jiào zi) — sedan chair, palanquin
Definition
A 轿子 (jiào zi) is a sedan chair — an enclosed chair carried on poles by bearers, used in imperial and traditional China to transport people of status. It is measured with the classifier 顶.
noun
sedan chairpalanquin
Measure word · 顶
Examples
- 轿子。Gǔ dài de fù rén chū mén cháng cháng zuò jiào zi.Rich people in ancient times often went out by sedan chair.
- 轿子。Nà dǐng jiào zi zhuāng shì dé shí fēn huá lì.That sedan chair was decorated very ornately.
- 轿子。Bó wù guǎn lǐ chén liè zhe yì dǐng gǔ sè gǔ xiāng de jiào zi.The museum displays an antique-style sedan chair.
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