Chinese word

后备箱

Pronunciation

Pinyinhòu bèi xiāng

Meaning

  • nountrunk

Example

我把行李放在后备箱里。wǒ bǎ xíng lǐ fàng zài hòu bèi xiāng lǐ

I put the luggage in the trunk.

Illustration for 后备箱 (trunk)

More examples

电动车的后备箱通常比传统汽车更浅。diàn dòng chē de hòu bèi xiāng tōng cháng bǐ chuán tǒng qì chē gèng qiǎn

The trunk of an electric vehicle is usually shallower than that of a traditional car.

Core concept

The enclosed rear compartment of a car where carried belongings are kept.

Common phrases

  • 电动打开后备箱diàn dòng dǎ kāi hòu bèi xiāng

    open the trunk electrically

  • 把行李放入后备箱bǎ xíng lǐ fàng rù hòu bèi xiāng

    put luggage in the trunk

  • 后备箱容量hòu bèi xiāng róng liàng

    trunk capacity

Similar words

后备厢hòu bèi xiāng: The closed storage area at the back of a car for luggage and other things.
行李箱xíng lǐ xiāng: A handled case with a lid for carrying clothes and belongings on a trip.
车后部chē hòu bù: The back section of a car as a whole.
后座hòu zuò: A seat inside a car located behind the front seats.

Definition in Chinese

汽车尾部的一个用于装载行李或杂物的封闭空间。qì chē wěi bù de yí gè yòng yú zhuāng zài xíng lǐ huò zá wù de fēng bì kōng jiān

Word origin

后 (hòu, "rear") + 备 (bèi, "prepare") + 箱 (xiāng, "box") presents a box for things kept at the back of a car.

Usage tips

  • A hatchback can have this compartment even when its large rear door lifts with the window, because the word names the storage space rather than the door shape.

Opposites

  • 前备箱qián bèi xiāngfront trunknoun

Related words

  • 后备箱盖hòu bèi xiāng gàitrunk lidnoun
  • 后备箱锁hòu bèi xiāng suǒtrunk locknoun

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