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How do you say "shipping container" in Chinese?
集装箱
jí zhuāng xiāng
In Chinese, "shipping container" is 集装箱.
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Pronunciation
JI ZHUANG XIANG. Ji rises, zhuang falls, xiang rises. A quick climb up, then drop, then rise again like loading containers onto a ship.
Writing and usage
Three characters: 集 (ji) has 12 strokes and shows gathering, 装 (zhuang) has 12 strokes with clothing radical, 箱 (xiang) has 14 strokes with bamboo radical for box.
Example sentence
货船上有很多集装箱。
The cargo ship has many shipping containers.
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How to remember 集装箱
Xiang with the bamboo radical is a container. Zhuang means to pack or dress. Imagine packing and stacking containers together.
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- net 球网 qiú wǎng
- stapler 订书机 dìng shū jī
- hoodie 毛衣 máo yī
- tablecloth 桌布 zhuō bù
- toilet 马桶 mǎ tǒng
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Questions about 集装箱
How do you say "shipping container" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "shipping container" is 集装箱. It is a noun.
How is 集装箱 written in Chinese?
Three characters: 集 (ji) has 12 strokes and shows gathering, 装 (zhuang) has 12 strokes with clothing radical, 箱 (xiang) has 14 strokes with bamboo radical for box.
How is 集装箱 used in a sentence?
Use 集装箱 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 货船上有很多集装箱。 (The cargo ship has many shipping containers.).
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"Shipping container" in other languages
- Japanese 海コン (kaikon)
- Korean 선적 컨테이너 (seonjeok keonteineo)
- Spanish el contenedor
- Spanish (Latin America) el contenedor de transporte
- French le conteneur
- German der Container
- Italian il container
- Russian контейнер для перевозки (kontejner dlja perevozki)
- Greek το κοντέινερ μεταφορών (to konteiner metaforon)
- Arabic حاوية شحن (haawiya shahan)
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