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马车

mǎ chē · ma che

Traditional 馬車

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. cart
  2. chariot
  3. carriage
  4. buggy
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A ride in the park

  1. Dengdeng

    快看(kuàikàn)公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一(yī)辆(liàng)马车(mǎchē)！

    Look, there is a horse carriage in the park!

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)坐(zuò)马车(mǎchē)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)还没(háiméi)坐(zuò)过(guò)呢(ne)。

    Let us ride the carriage. I have never ridden one.

  3. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)，不过(bùguò)这(zhè)马车(mǎchē)贵(guì)不(bù)贵(guì)？

    Sure, but is this carriage expensive?

  4. Liangliang

    一(yī)个(gè)人(rén)五十(wǔshí)块(kuài)，走(zǒu)一(yī)圈(quān)。

    Fifty yuan a person, for one lap.

  5. Dengdeng

    五十(wǔshí)块(kuài)，还(hái)没(méi)我(wǒ)走(zǒu)得(de)快(kuài)吧(ba)？

    Fifty yuan, and it is not even faster than my walking?

  6. Liangliang

    马车(mǎchē)是(shì)用来(yònglái)拍照(pāizhào)的(de)，不是(bùshì)用来(yònglái)赶路(gǎnlù)的(de)！

    A carriage is for photos, not for rushing somewhere!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)看(kàn)见(jiàn)一(yì)匹(pǐ)马(mǎ)拉(lā)着(zhe)一(yí)架(jià)马(mǎ)车(chē)。

I saw a horse pulling a cart.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

不(bú)要(yào)把(bǎ)马(mǎ)车(chē)放(fàng)在(zài)马(mǎ)的(de)前(qián)面(miàn)。

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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