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艘 sōu

measure word for boats and ships

Strokes
15
Level
HSK 6
Radical
舟
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 舟叟 ⿰舟叟

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  1. 港口停着几艘大船。
    Gǎngkǒu tíngzhe jǐ sōu dà chuán.
    Several large ships are docked at the port.
    port stop(ing) several (measure) big ship
  2. 那艘船是从哪里来的？
    Nà sōu chuán shì cóng nǎlǐ lái de?
    Where did that ship come from?
    that (measure) ship is from where come (particle)
  3. 我们可以租一艘小船去湖上转转。
    Wǒmen kěyǐ zū yì sōu xiǎo chuán qù hú shàng zhuànzhuan.
    We can rent a small boat to go around the lake.
    we can rent one (measure) small boat go lake on go-around
  4. 码头上没有一艘船。
    Mǎtóu shàng méiyǒu yì sōu chuán.
    There isn't a single boat at the dock.
    dock on not-have one (measure) boat
  5. 去年，这个港口新添了三艘货船。
    Qùnián, zhège gǎngkǒu xīn tiānle sān sōu huòchuán.
    Last year, this port added three new cargo ships.
    last-year, this port new add (particle) three (measure) cargo-ship

Words with 艘 (1)