(cāng) — (noun) cabin (passenger compartment on a ship or airplane); (noun) hold (cargo compartment on a ship or airplane)

Definition

舱 (cāng) names a compartment inside a ship or aircraft — both passenger cabin and cargo hold. In compounds like 机舱 it means 'airplane cabin'; 车厢 is the same shape but for trains, not ships/planes.

noun
cabin (passenger compartment on a ship or airplane)hold (cargo compartment on a ship or airplane)
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Examples

  • Jīng jì cāng de zuò wèi bǐ jiào zhǎi.
    The seats in economy class are relatively narrow.
  • Huò cāng lǐ zhuāng mǎn le jí zhuāng xiāng.
    The cargo hold is packed with containers.
  • Fēi xíng yuán zhèng zài jià shǐ cāng lǐ jiǎn chá yí biǎo.
    The pilot is checking the instruments in the cockpit.

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