動車組

Chinese

		power car	to form; compose; make up to form; compose; make up; group; to organize; cord
trad. (動車組)		動車	組
simp. (动车组)		动车	组

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dòngchēzǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄜ ㄗㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dòngchēzǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄜ ㄗㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dòngchezǔ
    • Wade–Giles: tung⁴-chʻê¹-tsu³
    • Yale: dùng-chē-dzǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donqchetzuu
    • Palladius: дунчэцзу (dunčɛczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

動車組

1. (rail transport) multiple unit

Usage notes

It is a common misconception that this term specifically refers to high-speed trains. This is not always the case; virtually all rapid transit rolling stock are multiple-units.