qiúchē

囚车

Word · NounTraditional囚車

prison van; police van

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

prison van; police van; vehicle for transporting prisoners or convicts

Refers to a secure, often reinforced vehicle with bars or cages, used by law enforcement or judicial authorities to transport suspects, defendants, or convicted prisoners between locations such as police stations, courts, and prisons.

Yī一
liàng辆
qiú囚
chē车
huǎn缓
huǎn缓
shǐ驶
rù入
jiān监
yù狱
dà大
mén门
 。

A prison van slowly drove into the prison gate.

Jǐng警
chá察
yòng用
qiú囚
chē车
jiāng将
táo逃
fàn犯
yā押
sòng送
huí回
kàn看
shǒu守
suǒ所
 。

The police used a prison van to escort the escaped prisoner back to the detention center.

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Diàn电
yǐng影
zhōng中
de的
qiú囚
chē车
zǒng总
shì是
zhuāng装
yǒu有
jiān坚
gù固
de的
tiě铁
lán栏
gān杆
 。

The prison vans in movies always have sturdy iron bars installed.