🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

机车车辆

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jīchē chēliàng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rolling stock/ˈroʊ.lɪŋ stɑːk/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #15420 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"铁路公司正在更新其机车车辆。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Locomotives, carriages, wagons, or other wheeled vehicles used on a railway.

    "The company is investing millions to modernize its aging rolling stock."
  2. 2

    Any wheeled vehicles owned and used by a transport company, such as trucks or buses.

    "The logistics firm inspected its rolling stock before the harsh winter season."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'rolling' (referring to wheels or movement) and 'stock' (meaning inventory or equipment) in the mid-19th century. Initially developed during the expansion of railways to distinguish movable vehicles like locomotives and carriages from fixed infrastructure such as tracks and stations.

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