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船 chuán

boat; ship

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 3
Radical
舟
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 舟几口 ⿰舟⿱几口

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  1. 河上有一条小船。
    Hé shang yǒu yì tiáo xiǎochuán.
    There's a small boat on the river.
    river on have one (measure) small-boat
  2. 你坐过轮船吗？
    Nǐ zuòguo lúnchuán ma?
    Have you ever taken a steamship?
    you sit-experience steamship (question)
  3. 我们坐船去对岸吧。
    Wǒmen zuò chuán qù duì'àn ba.
    Let's take a boat to the other side.
    we sit boat go opposite-bank (suggestion)
  4. 这艘船不大。
    Zhè sōu chuán bú dà.
    This boat isn't big.
    this (measure) boat not big
  5. 傍晚，船慢慢开进了港口。
    Bàngwǎn, chuán mànmàn kāijìnle gǎngkǒu.
    In the evening, the boat slowly sailed into the harbor.
    dusk, boat slowly drive-into(particle) harbor

Words with 船 (3)