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“hard seat” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyinyìng zuò

Example

我要买一张硬座票。wǒ yào mǎi yì zhāng yìng zuò piào

I want to buy one ticket for a hard seat.

Illustration for 硬座 (hard seat)

How to say “hard seat” in Chinese

“Hard seat” in Chinese is 硬座 (yìng zuò).

A basic train seat where a thin or missing cushion keeps the price down and the sitting surface firm.

Full entry for 硬座: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 硬座

旅途中我们大多时间都坐硬座。lǚ tú zhōng wǒ men dà duō shí jiān dōu zuò yìng zuò

We sat in hard seats for most of the journey.

Tips for using 硬座

  • In everyday travel talk, separating a sitting place from a sleeping place is important because an overnight journey may require a berth rather than a seat.

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