Chinese word

卧铺

Pronunciation

Pinyinwò pù

Meaning

  • nounsleeper berth

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 订卧铺票dìng wò pù piào

    book a sleeper ticket

  • 买卧铺票mǎi wò pù piào

    buy a sleeper ticket

Similar words

软卧ruǎn wò: A train sleeping berth with a soft bed surface.
硬卧yìng wò: A train sleeping berth with a firm bed surface.
下铺xià pù: The lower sleeping berth in a set of berths arranged one above another.
座位zuò wèi: A seat provided for a passenger on a train, bus, or similar vehicle.

Definition in Chinese

指火车上供人躺卧的铺位，通常按硬卧、软卧等等级区分，用于夜间长途旅行时的睡眠安排。zhǐ huǒ chē shàng gòng rén tǎng wò de pù wèi tōng cháng àn yìng wò ruǎn wò děng děng jí qū fēn yòng yú yè jiān cháng tú lǚ xíng shí de shuì mián ān pái

Word origin

卧 (wò, "lie down") + 铺 (pù, "bed or berth") forms a noun for a place where a traveler lies down on a train.

Usage tips

  • 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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