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战车

Word · NounTraditional戰車

combat vehicle; tank; chariot

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noun

combat vehicle; military vehicle; tank; chariot

Historically refers to horse-drawn chariots used in ancient warfare; in modern usage, refers to armored fighting vehicles including tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.

Gǔ古
dài代
de的
zhàn战
chē车
tōng通
cháng常
yóu由
sì四
pǐ匹
mǎ马
lā拉
zhe着
 。

Ancient chariots were usually pulled by four horses.

Zhè这
kuǎn款
xīn新
xíng型
zhàn战
chē车
zhuāng装
bèi备
le了
xiān先
jìn进
de的
huǒ火
pào炮
xì系
tǒng统
 。

This new type of combat vehicle is equipped with an advanced artillery system.

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Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
yī一
liàng辆
chūn春
qiū秋
shí时
qī期
de的
zhàn战
chē车
 。

A chariot from the Spring and Autumn period is displayed in the museum.

Bù步
bīng兵
zhàn战
chē车
kě可
yǐ以
dā搭
zài载
yī一
gè个
bān班
de的
shì士
bīng兵
 。

An infantry fighting vehicle can carry a squad of soldiers.