行李箱 xínglixiāng — suitcase, piece of luggage
xínglixiāng (second tone, rising)xing2lixiang1
suitcase, piece of luggage
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 个
Meanings
suitcase, piece of luggage
行李 luggage plus 箱 box. 李 here is neutral in tone and has nothing to do with the surname or the plum — it is the second half of an old word for what a traveller carries.
noun
Example sentences
- 这个行李箱是新的，很好看。這個行李箱是新的，很好看。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) xínglixiāng (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level) de, (neutral tone) hěn (third tone, dipping) hǎokàn. (third tone, dipping)···
This suitcase is new — it looks smart.
- 他把行李箱放在门口了。他把行李箱放在門口了。Tā (first tone, high and level) bǎ (third tone, dipping) xínglixiāng (second tone, rising) fàng (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling) ménkǒu (second tone, rising) le. (neutral tone)···
He put the suitcase down by the door.