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集装箱

jí zhuāng xiāng · ji zhuang xiang

Traditional 集裝箱

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. container (for shipping)
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Container cafe

  1. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，那里(nàli)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)集装箱(jízhuāngxiāng)。

    Look, there are so many shipping containers over there.

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)港口(gǎngkǒu)。集装箱(jízhuāngxiāng)是(shì)用来(yònglái)装货(zhuānghuò)的(de)。

    That's a harbour. Containers are for carrying goods.

  3. Dengdeng

    一个(yīgè)集装箱(jízhuāngxiāng)能(néng)装(zhuāng)多少(duōshao)东西(dōngxi)？

    How much can one container hold?

  4. Liangliang

    很多(hěnduō)，有(yǒu)一间(yījiān)小房子(xiǎofángzi)那么(nàme)大(dà)。

    A lot, about as big as a small room.

  5. Dengdeng

    有人(yǒurén)住在(zhùzài)集装箱(jízhuāngxiāng)里(lǐ)吗(ma)？

    Does anyone live in a container?

  6. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)。还有(háiyǒu)集装箱(jízhuāngxiāng)改成(gǎichéng)的(de)咖啡馆(kāfēiguǎn)。

    Yes. There are even cafes made from containers.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

码(mǎ)头(tóu)上(shàng)堆(duī)满(mǎn)了(le)等(děng)待(dài)装(zhuāng)船(chuán)的(de)集(jí)装(zhuāng)箱(xiāng)。

The dock is piled with containers waiting to be loaded onto ships.

02

这(zhè)批(pī)货(huò)物(wù)装(zhuāng)进(jìn)了(le)两(liǎng)个(gè)集(jí)装(zhuāng)箱(xiāng)。

This batch of goods was loaded into two containers.

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