See also: 缆车

Chinese edit

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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Noun edit

纜車

  1. cable car; ropeway; gondola; chairlift
  2. funicular (cable railway)

Usage notes edit

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.

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