卧铺 (wò pù) — sleeper berth on a train; couchette
Definition
A sleeper berth specifically on a train (下铺 lower berth, 中铺 middle, 上铺 upper). 床位 is the more generic term for any assigned bed (hospital, dorm, hotel); 床 is just 'bed' as furniture.
noun
sleeper berth on a traincouchette
Measure word · 张
Examples
- 卧铺。Wǒ dìng le yì zhāng xià pù de wò pù.I booked a lower-berth sleeper ticket.
- 卧铺。Cóng běi jīng dào shàng hǎi zuò wò pù yào shí jǐ gè xiǎo shí.Taking the sleeper from Beijing to Shanghai takes over ten hours.
- 卧铺，。Zhè tàng liè chē de wò pù tiáo jiàn hěn hǎo, yǒu kòng tiáo hé chōng diàn kǒu.The sleeper berths on this train are well-equipped, with air conditioning and charging ports.
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