当当车

Traditional form:

噹噹車

Pinyin (reading):

dāngdāngchē

Definitions:

• (coll.) tram, especially Beijing trams during period of operation 1924-1956
• also written 鐺鐺車／铛铛车 (dāngdāngchē)

Characters:

• 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 车 - cart, vehicle; to move in a cart

Traditional characters:

• 噹 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 噹 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 車 - cart, vehicle; to move in a cart