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“sleeper berth” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyinwò pù

Example

我想订一张卧铺票。wǒ xiǎng dìng yì zhāng wò pù piào

I want to book a sleeper ticket.

Illustration for 卧铺 (sleeper berth)

How to say “sleeper berth” in Chinese

“Sleeper berth” in Chinese is 卧铺 (wò pù).

A train berth arranged for a traveler to lie down and sleep during a long journey.

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

Example sentences with 卧铺

夜里列车很冷,我把行李放在卧铺上。yè lǐ liè chē hěn lěng wǒ bǎ xíng lǐ fàng zài wò pù shàng

The train was very cold at night, so I put my luggage on the sleeper berth.

Tips for using 卧铺

  • In everyday travel conversation, this word points to the sleeping accommodation itself, not simply to a train trip, so it separates overnight travel from an ordinary seated journey.

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