Casegoods vs. Upholstery

Chinese translation: 硬质家具/软体家具

00:18 Dec 19, 2010
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Furniture / Household Appliances
English term or phrase: Casegoods vs. Upholstery
(From Wikipedia) Casegoods are one of the two classifications of furniture: upholstery and casegoods. Upholstery refers to furniture that has fabric or leather and padding stretched over a frame. Casegoods generally refers to furniture made of hard materials, such as wood, metal, glass or plastic. Examples of casegoods include chests, dressers, bookshelves, and cabinets.
William Lee
China
Local time: 21:12
Chinese translation:硬质家具/软体家具
Explanation:
casegoods-通常指木质家具、橱柜家具
upholstery-软体家具

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Note added at 36 mins (2010-12-19 00:54:20 GMT)
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http://www.hdgr.org/fel/design_emphasis98.htm

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Note added at 36 mins (2010-12-19 00:55:19 GMT)
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http://www.furniturebbs.com/archiver/tid-22025.html
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CHEN-Ling
Local time: 21:12
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3 +1硬质家具/软体家具
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casegoods vs. upholstery
硬质家具/软体家具


Explanation:
casegoods-通常指木质家具、橱柜家具
upholstery-软体家具

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Note added at 36 mins (2010-12-19 00:54:20 GMT)
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http://www.hdgr.org/fel/design_emphasis98.htm

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Note added at 36 mins (2010-12-19 00:55:19 GMT)
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http://www.furniturebbs.com/archiver/tid-22025.html

CHEN-Ling
Local time: 21:12
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sharon Toh, MITI MCIL: 对的,家具从结构上就分成这两类。
2 days 23 hrs
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