hard seat (on a train)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
hard seat (on a train); second-class seating
Refers to the less expensive, upright seating option on trains, as opposed to soft seats (软座) or sleeper berths (卧铺). Typically used for shorter journeys or by budget travelers.
Wǒ我
mǎi买
de的
shì是
yìng硬
zuò座
piào票
，
yào要
zuò坐
shí十
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
I bought a hard seat ticket and have to sit for ten hours.
Yìng硬
zuò座
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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Cóng从
Běi北
jīng京
dào到
Shàng上
hǎi海
，
zuò坐
yìng硬
zuò座
bǐ比
zuò坐
ruǎn软
zuò座
pián便
yi宜
yí一
bàn半
。
Traveling from Beijing to Shanghai by hard seat is half the price of a soft seat.