空架

English translation: hanged across the air

09:44 Oct 5, 2015
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / \"Ziye\" by Mao Dun.
Chinese term or phrase: 空架
这钢架下横空架挂的电车 线...
Hello! What is the meaning of 空架 in the aforementioned context?
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cristini04
Romania
Local time: 17:26
English translation:hanged across the air
Explanation:
The proper pause should be "横空" and "架挂".

xxx is hanged across the air below steel frame
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Li Xiaojie
China
Local time: 23:26
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hanged across the air


Explanation:
The proper pause should be "横空" and "架挂".

xxx is hanged across the air below steel frame

Li Xiaojie
China
Local time: 23:26
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Explanation:
I would translate this sentence as:

"The streetcar wire strung under this steel frame..."

"Strung under.... frame" implies 横空

Michael St. Louis
Canada
Local time: 11:26
Native speaker of: English
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