hard seat/berth on train; coach class
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
hard seat or hard berth on a train; second-class accommodation with hard benches or beds
Refers to less expensive accommodation on trains, including hard seats (硬座) and hard sleepers (硬卧). Contrasts with 软席 (soft seat/berth). Often used in compound words like 硬席票 (hard seat ticket) or 硬席车厢 (coach class carriage).
Tā他
mǎi买
le了
yī一
zhāng张
yìng硬
xí席
piào票
，
zuò坐
le了
shí十
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
de的
huǒ火
chē车
。
He bought a hard seat ticket and sat on the train for ten hours.
Yìng硬
xí席
chē车
xiāng厢
lǐ里
jǐ挤
mǎn满
le了
fǎn返
xiāng乡
de的
nóng农
mín民
gōng工
。
The hard seat carriage was packed with migrant workers returning home.
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Wèi为
le了
shěng省
qián钱
，
tā她
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
yìng硬
xí席
pù铺
wèi位
ér而
bù不
shì是
ruǎn软
wò卧
。
To save money, she chose the hard sleeper berth instead of the soft sleeper.
Chūn春
jié节
qī期
jiān间
，
yìng硬
xí席
hé和
ruǎn软
xí席
de的
chē车
piào票
dōu都
hěn很
nán难
mǎi买
。
During the Spring Festival, tickets for both hard seat and soft seat classes are hard to buy.