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 ·

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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