Definition
卧铺 (wò pù) refers specifically to a sleeper berth on a train — the bed itself or the ticket type. It is more specific than 床位 (chuáng wèi), which can mean a bed/berth in hospitals, hotels, or trains, and much more specific than 床 (chuáng), the general word for any bed.
noun
sleeper berth on a traincouchette
Examples
- 卧铺。Wǒ dìng le yì zhāng xià pù de wò pù.I booked a lower-berth sleeper ticket.
- 卧铺。Cóng Běijīng dào Shànghǎi zuò wò pù yào shí jǐ ge xiǎoshí.Taking the sleeper from Beijing to Shanghai takes over ten hours.
- 卧铺，。Zhè tàng lièchē de wò pù tiáojiàn hěn hǎo, yǒu kōngtiáo hé chōngdiàn kǒu.The sleeper berths on this train are well-equipped, with air conditioning and charging ports.
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