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乘客

chéng kè · cheng ke

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HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. passenger
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In a conversation

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The taxi story

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)坐(zuò)出租车(chūzūchē)。司机(sījī)说(shuō)我(wǒ)是(shì)今天(jīntiān)的(de)第一(dìyī)个(gè)乘客(chéngkè)。

    Yesterday I took a taxi. The driver said I was his first passenger today.

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)开心(kāixīn)吧(ba)。

    You must have been happy then.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)车上(chēshàng)只有(zhǐyǒu)我(wǒ)一个(yīgè)乘客(chéngkè)，他(tā)一直(yīzhí)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)说话(shuōhuà)。

    But I was the only passenger and he talked to me all the time.

  4. Liangliang

    他(tā)说(shuō)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    What did he say?

  5. Dengdeng

    他(tā)问(wèn)我(wǒ)：“乘客(chéngkè)，你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)说话(shuōhuà)？”

    He asked, "Passenger, why aren't you talking?"

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)架(jià)飞(fēi)机(jī)一(yí)次(cì)可(kě)以(yǐ)携(xié)带(dài)40名(míng)乘(chéng)客(kè)。

This airplane is capable of carrying 40 passengers at a time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

飞(fēi)机(jī)上(shàng)载(zài)有(yǒu)五(wǔ)百(bǎi)名(míng)乘(chéng)客(kè)。

The plane had five hundred passengers on board.

Tatoeba: Chinese by MirendaBABY · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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