See also: 缆车

Chinese

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cable; hawser
vehicle on land; car; machine
vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
 
trad. (纜車)
simp. (缆车)
 
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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纜車

  1. cable car; ropeway; gondola; chairlift
  2. funicular (cable railway)
  3. (nautical) warping winch

Usage notes

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The term 纜車缆车 (lǎnchē) only refers to funicular railways in Mainland China but can refer to both types of cable cars in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Hanging cable cars are called 索道 (suǒdào) in Mainland China or alternatively 吊車吊车 (diàochē) in Hong Kong.

Derived terms

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