boxcar; enclosed freight car
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boxcar; enclosed freight car; goods van
dialectA regional (dialect) term used in some parts of China to refer to a type of enclosed railway freight car with few or no windows, used to transport goods. The more standard term is 棚车 (péng chē).
Zhè这
pī批
huò货
wù物
xū需
yào要
zhuāng装
shàng上
mèn闷
guàn罐
chē车
yùn运
zǒu走
。
This batch of goods needs to be loaded onto a boxcar for shipping.
Tiě铁
guǐ轨
shàng上
tíng停
zhe着
yī一
liè列
mèn闷
guàn罐
chē车
。
A line of boxcars is parked on the tracks.
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Guò过
qù去
yòng用
mèn闷
guàn罐
chē车
yùn运
sòng送
guò过
méi煤
tàn炭
hé和
liáng粮
shi食
。
In the past, boxcars were used to transport coal and grain.