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Female compartment

为了wèi le方便fāng biàn女性nǚ xìng乘客chéng kè,深圳Shēn zhèn地铁dì tiě最近zuì jìn开设kāi shè了le女性nǚ xìng优先yōu xiān车厢chē xiāng。

但是dàn shì记者jì zhě体验tǐ yàn之后zhī hòu发现fā xiàn并bìng没有méi yǒu女性nǚ xìng优先yōu xiān,很多hěn duō男性nán xìng也yě在zài排队pái duì乘坐chéng zuò。

面对miàn duì这zhè个gè问题wèn tí,深圳Shēn zhèn地铁dì tiě提出tí chū,在zài高峰gāo fēng时段shí duàn对于duì yú其他qí tā乘客chéng kè,工作gōng zuò人员rén yuán可以kě yǐ劝quàn离lí。

也yě有yǒu人rén觉得jué de这样zhè yàng不bù好hǎo,因为yīn wèi一yī个gè良好liáng hǎo的de倡议chàng yì变成biàn chéng了le强制qiáng zhì的de规则guī zé,这样zhè yàng对duì男性nán xìng不bù公平gōng píng,并且bìng qiě也yě是shì对duì女性nǚ xìng的de变相biàn xiàng歧视qí shì。

你nǐ觉得jué de呢ne?

该gāi不该bù gāi设置shè zhì女性nǚ xìng车厢chē xiāng?

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Vocabulary 63 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
为了 wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
方便 fāng biànto facilitate; to make things easy
女性 nǚ xìngwoman / the female sex
乘客 chéng kèpassenger
深圳 Shēn zhènShenzhen, a major city in Guangdong, China.
地铁 dì tiěunderground railway; subway / subway train
最近 zuì jìnrecently
开设 kāi shèto offer (goods or services) / to open (for business etc)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
优先 yōu xiānto have priority; to take precedence
车厢 chē xiāngcarriage
但是 dàn shìbut; however
记者 jì zhěreporter; journalist
体验 tǐ yànto experience for oneself
之后 zhī hòuafter; behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
并 bìng(not) at all
没有 méi yǒudoesn't exist / to not be
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
男性 nán xìngthe male sex / a male
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
在 zài(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
排队 pái duìto line up
乘坐 chéng zuòto take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
面对 miàn duìto face; to confront
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
提出 tí chūto raise (an issue) / to propose / to put forward / to suggest / to post (on a website)
高峰 gāo fēngpeak / summit / height
时段 shí duàntime interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day
对于 duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
其他 qí tāother / (sth or sb) else / the rest
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
人员 rén yuánstaff / crew / personnel
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
劝 quànto advise / to urge / to try to persuade / to exhort / to console / to soothe
离 líto leave / to part from / to be away from
有 yǒuto have; there is
人 rénperson; people
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
这样 zhè yàngthis way; like this; so
不 bùno; not so
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
一 yīone / single / a (article)
良好 liáng hǎogood / favorable / well / fine
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
倡议 chàng yìproposal / initiative
变成 biàn chéngto change into / to turn into / to become
强制 qiáng zhìforced; compulsory
规则 guī zérule; regulation
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
公平 gōng píngfair / impartial
并且 bìng qiěand; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
变相 biàn xiàngin disguised form
歧视 qí shìdiscrimination
你 nǐyou
呢 ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
该 gāishould / ought to / probably / must be
不该 bù gāishould not
设置 shè zhìto set up; to install