床位 chuángwèi bed (in hospital, hotel, train etc)
bed (in hospital, hotel, train etc); berth; bunk
How to remember 床位: 床 bed + 位 position = bed (in hospital, hotel, train etc).
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How it is used
- A bed/berth as a countable spot in an institution - hospital, dorm, train, ship - 医院床位紧张 (yīyuàn chuángwèi jǐnzhāng) hospital beds are in short supply.
- It's the allocated place/capacity, not the furniture: 预订床位 (yùdìng chuángwèi) to book a berth/bed.
- Common in healthcare and travel logistics; a train's 卧铺床位 is a sleeper berth.