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Mar 11, 2007 06:22
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面的
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Taxi
Is there an English term for this type of vehicle? Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | microvan taxi |
Chun Un
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| 4 +2 | TRY |
jyuan_us
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| 4 | microbus |
Julia Zou
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| 3 | shuttle minivan |
Xiaoping Fu
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| 3 | taxi-van |
pkchan
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Proposed translations
+2
5 hrs
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microvan taxi
通常“面的”用的小面包车比minivan还小，microvan更合适些。
Example sentence:
Daihatsus Hijet Microvan Might Not Be Best Equipped...
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microbus
其实就是当成出租车用的面包车
microbus
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Note added at 54 mins (2007-03-11 07:16:34 GMT)
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microbus 在字典里的解释：(约有12个座位)中客车, 小型公共汽车, 面包车
也可以用minibus 表示。 minibus在字典中解释：中客车, 小型公共汽车(我国俗称面包车,乘员10人左右)
从这则新闻中可以看出“面的”=“面包车”
扫了摩托搭客仔来了非法小面的- 广州日报扫了摩托搭客仔来了非法小面的. 大洋新闻. 2006年08月23日. 来源：广州日报. 作者：柳云. 几辆非法营运的小面包车正在逆行拉客。庄小龙摄 ... 有意思的是，很多面包车上都打上“明康医院”的广告，据一档口档主反映，在这些车上打广告也是要给钱的。 ...
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microbus
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Note added at 54 mins (2007-03-11 07:16:34 GMT)
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microbus 在字典里的解释：(约有12个座位)中客车, 小型公共汽车, 面包车
也可以用minibus 表示。 minibus在字典中解释：中客车, 小型公共汽车(我国俗称面包车,乘员10人左右)
从这则新闻中可以看出“面的”=“面包车”
扫了摩托搭客仔来了非法小面的- 广州日报扫了摩托搭客仔来了非法小面的. 大洋新闻. 2006年08月23日. 来源：广州日报. 作者：柳云. 几辆非法营运的小面包车正在逆行拉客。庄小龙摄 ... 有意思的是，很多面包车上都打上“明康医院”的广告，据一档口档主反映，在这些车上打广告也是要给钱的。 ...
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+2
20 mins
TRY
A van used as a taxi.
英语里没有这种专门说法， TAXI就是TAXI，不管什么车型。
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-03-11 07:47:04 GMT)
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Mini-van used as taxi.
英语里没有这种专门说法， TAXI就是TAXI，不管什么车型。
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-03-11 07:47:04 GMT)
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Mini-van used as taxi.
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shuttle minivan
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taxi-van
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