hard sleeper; hard berth
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hard sleeper; second-class sleeping accommodation on trains
Refers to the less expensive sleeping option on Chinese trains with harder bunks, typically open compartments with six bunks (upper, middle, lower) compared to the more private and comfortable 软卧 (soft sleeper).
Wǒ我
men们
mǎi买
le了
liǎng两
zhāng张
qù去
Chéng成
dū都
de的
yìng硬
wò卧
piào票
。
We bought two hard sleeper tickets to Chengdu.
Yìng硬
wò卧
bǐ比
ruǎn软
wò卧
pián便
yi宜
yī一
bàn半
，
dàn但
shì是
shū舒
shì适
dù度
yě也
chà差
yī一
xiē些
。
Hard sleeper is half the price of soft sleeper, but the comfort level is also lower.
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Zhè这
tàng趟
huǒ火
chē车
de的
yìng硬
wò卧
chē车
xiāng厢
zài在
dì第
bā八
jié节
。
The hard sleeper car of this train is the eighth one.