Definition
后备箱 (hòubèixiāng) refers specifically to the trunk/boot of a car — the storage compartment. 箱子 (xiāngzi) is the general word for any box, case, or suitcase. 后备箱 is a fixed compound; you cannot swap in 箱子 to mean the car trunk.
noun
trunk (of a car)boot (UK)
Examples
- 后备箱。Qǐng bǎ gōngjù dōu fàng jìn hòu bèi xiāng lǐ.Please put all the tools into the trunk.
- 后备箱，。Wǒ de hòu bèi xiāng kōngjiān hěn dà, néng zhuāng sān gè dà xiāngzi.My trunk is very spacious; it can fit three large suitcases.
- 后备箱。Tā xià chē dǎkāi hòu bèi xiāng ná bèiyòng lúntāi.He got out of the car and opened the trunk to get the spare tire.
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