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蒙學漢文初階 第三十六課 Beginning Chinese - Entry Level Lesson #36 馬車 horse carriage 或駕一馬或駕兩馬 or harness one horse or harness two horses 其輪或二或四 its wheels or two or four 四輪者二大二小 four wheels of two big two small 小者在前 small one at front 大者在後 big one at rear/behind One or two horses are harnessed to a carriage. Its wheels, therefore are of two or four. Those with four wheels have two large ones and two small ones. The small ones are in the front while the large ones are in the rear. 車 = car in modern usage but carriage in pre automotive days. In Chinese chess, it is the war chariot, equivalent to the rook or castle and has a different Chinese pronunciation.
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