车皮 (chē) — railway wagon, railway carriage

Definition

车皮 refers to the cargo wagon itself — the single railway car (not the whole train, which is 列车). The unit is counted with 节 (一节车皮), as shown in the examples.

noun

railway wagonrailway carriage

Measure word · 节

Examples

车皮。
Zhè liè huǒ chē yǒu èr shí jié chē.
This train has twenty railway cars.
车皮。
chē Shàng zhuāng mǎn le méi tàn.
The railway cars are loaded with coal.
车皮。
Gōng rén men zhèng zài jiǎn chá měi yì jié chē.
The workers are checking each railway car.

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