电车 diànchē
calkins
April 08, 2009, 11:21 AM posted in General Discussion
Click image for large view - Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters
diànchē
T : 電車
S : 电车
Example Sentence
T 周二，一輛電車駛過香港市區。法國水務、環境及運輸事業巨頭Veolia Environnement將收購具有105年歷史的香港電車公司一半股權，並接管其運營。在香港，這種不時發出“叮叮”聲的運輸工具每天能解決24萬人次的交通問題。
_____________
S 周二，一辆电车驶过香港市区。法国水务、环境及运输事业巨头Veolia Environnement将收购具有105年历史的香港电车公司一半股权，并接管其运营。在香港，这种不时发出"叮叮"声的运输工具每天能解决24万人次的交通问题。
_____________
Zhōuèr ，yī liàng diànchē shǐ guò Xiānggǎng shìqū. Fǎguó shuǐ wù ，huánjìng jí yùnshū shìyè jùtóu Veolia Environnement jiāng shōugòu jùyǒu 105 nián lìshǐ de Xiānggǎng diànchē gōngsī yībàn gǔquán ，bìng jiēguǎn qí yùnyíng. Zài Xiānggǎng，zhèzhǒng bùshí fāchū “dīng dīng” shēng de yùnshū gōngjù měitiān néng jiějué 24 wànrén cì de jiāotōng wèntí.
_____________
A tram passed by in downtown Hong Kong Tuesday. French water, waste, and transportation giant Veolia Environnement will buy a 50% stake and take over operation of the 105-year-old Hong Kong tram system. The “ding ding,” as it is known, accommodates 240,000 passengers daily.
Example Sentence
T 他們想租一輛雙層電車。
_____________
S 他们想租一辆双层电车。
_____________
Tāmen xiǎng zū yī liàng shuāngcéng diànchē.
_____________
They want to rent a double-decker tram.
Lessons Related to 电车 diànchē:
Advanced - 旧金山
calkins
April 08, 2009, 12:29 PMHa ha, I thought the same exact thing.
kimiik
April 08, 2009, 12:47 PMThe word 电动车 is used for every vehicle moved by an electric engine (电动机).
See: Vocab Tour-Traffic
bababardwan
April 08, 2009, 01:04 PMThat makes 3 of us then,as it was the first thing I thought of before seeing your comments.This means it was a good choice of pics calkins as it has made us realise the other possibilities when we see this word.
sebire
April 08, 2009, 07:12 PMHmm, Google image search says that 电动车 means cars and electric bicycles, but 电动汽车 is, unsurprisingly, specifically cars. 电车 comes up with trams! Good stuff.
sebire
April 08, 2009, 12:05 PMSo what's an electric car then?!