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火车
huǒchē
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- pinyin
- huǒchē
- simplified
- 火车
- traditional
- 火車
1 · noun
A rail vehicle made up of connected carriages.
在铁轨上运行的相连车厢组成的交通工具。
Use by train without an article; the train can name a particular service.
We are going to the city by train.
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我们坐火车去城里。
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