Chinese word

行李架

Pronunciation

Pinyinxíng lǐ jià

Meaning

  • nounluggage rack

Example

飞机上，行李架已经满了。fēi jī shàng xíng lǐ jià yǐ jīng mǎn le

The plane's luggage rack is already full.

Illustration for 行李架 (luggage rack)

More examples

请打开上方的行李架，取出你的包。qǐng dǎ kāi shàng fāng de xíng lǐ jià qǔ chū nǐ de bāo

Please open the overhead luggage rack and take out your bag.

Core concept

A shared storage structure over the seats that keeps passengers' bags off the floor.

Common phrases

  • 打开行李架dǎ kāi xíng lǐ jià

    open the luggage rack

  • 把东西放进行李架里bǎ dōng xī fàng jìn xíng lǐ jià lǐ

    put things into the luggage rack

Similar words

行李箱xíng lǐ xiāng: A case used to pack and carry clothes and other things on a trip.
随身行李suí shēn xíng lǐ: Small personal baggage carried by hand and often taken into an aircraft cabin.
托运行李tuō yùn xíng lǐ: Baggage handed to airport staff for storage in an aircraft's hold.
行李舱xíng lǐ cāng: A storage compartment in an aircraft or vehicle for keeping baggage.

Definition in Chinese

用于放置行李的架子，常见于飞机、火车或公交车座位上方。yòng yú fàng zhì xíng lǐ de jià zi cháng jiàn yú fēi jī huǒ chē huò gōng jiāo chē zuò wèi shàng fāng

Word origin

行李 (xínglǐ, "baggage") names the bags taken on a journey, and 架 (jià, "rack") names a support for holding them, so the compound identifies their storage structure.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful in everyday travel conversations because Chinese labels overhead storage by its function, even when the actual design is an open shelf, a metal frame, or a closed compartment.

Related words

  • 行李箱xíng lǐ xiāngsuitcasenoun
  • 行李舱xíng lǐ cāngbaggage compartmentnoun
  • 随身行李suí shēn xíng lǐcarry-on baggagenoun

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