Chinese

Noun

列車

1. train

   旅客列車 / 旅客列车  ―  lǚkè lièchē  ―  passenger train

   火車票 / 火车票  ―  huǒchē piào  ―  train ticket

   火車站 / 火车站  ―  huǒchē zhàn  ―  train station

   坐火車 / 坐火车  ―  zuò huǒchē  ―  to travel by train

Usage notes

• 列車／列车 is sometimes used instead of 火車／火车 (huǒchē) to follow technology development as train are not steam powered anymore. But it only refers to the train itself and not the mode of transportation. It can't replace 火車／火车 (huǒchē) in the following terms:
  • 火車票 / 火车票  ―  huǒchē piào  ―  train ticket
  • 火車站 / 火车站  ―  huǒchē zhàn  ―  train station
  • 坐火車 / 坐火车  ―  zuò huǒchē  ―  to travel by train

See also

• 地鐵／地铁 (dìtiě)
• 動車／动车 (dòngchē)
• 高鐵／高铁 (gāotiě)
• 火車／火车 (huǒchē)
• 鐵路／铁路 (tiělù)

Derived terms

Japanese

Noun

列車 ‎(hiragana れっしゃ, romaji ressha)

1. (rail transport) train

Hypernyms

• 電車 (でんしゃ) ‎(densha): electric train
• 汽車 (きしゃ) ‎(kisha): steam train
• 気動車 (きどうしゃ) ‎(kidōsha): diesel train

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Korean

Noun

列車 • ‎(yeolcha) ‎(hangeul 열차)

1. Hanja form^? of 열차, “train”.