動車組

Chinese

		power car	to form; compose; make up to form; compose; make up; group; to organize; cord
trad. (動車組)		動車	組
simp. (动车组)		动车	组

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dòngchēzǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄜㄗㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dòngchēzǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄜㄗㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dòngchezǔ
  - Wade–Giles: tung⁴-chʻê¹-tsu³
  - Yale: dùng-chē-dzǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donqchetzuu
  - Palladius: дунчэцзу (dunčɛczu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

動車組

(rail transport) multiple unit

Usage notes

It is a common misconception that this term specifically refers to high-speed trains. This is not always the case; virtually all rapid transit rolling stock are multiple-units.

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