chuán
船
boat, ship
HSK 2.0 · 2
HSK 3.0 · 2
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Words with 船
划船 huá chuán
to row a boat; rowing boat
HSK 3
轮船 lún chuán
steamship; steamer; steamboat
HSK 4
飞船 fēi chuán
spaceship; spacecraft
HSK 6
船长 chuán zhǎng
captain (of a boat); skipper
HSK 6
船员 chuán yuán
sailor; crew member
HSK 6
船只 chuán zhī
ship; boat
HSK 6
渔船 yú chuán
fishing boat
HSK 7–9
帆船 fān chuán
sailboat
HSK 7–9
游船 yóu chuán
pleasure boat; cruise ship
HSK 7–9
船舶 chuán bó
shipping; boats
HSK 7–9
水涨船高 shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo
the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation
HSK 7–9
船桨 chuán jiǎng
oar
HSK 7–9
Examples from your lessons
- 我想买两张船票。 I'd like to buy two boat tickets. Lesson 16
- 上个星期，我和朋友坐船去玩。 Last week, my friend and I went on a boat trip. 坐船去玩
- 船票不贵，一张五十块钱，我买了两张。 The boat tickets weren't expensive — fifty kuai each; I bought two. 坐船去玩
- 从早上九点到下午三点，我们都在船上。 From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. we were on the boat. 坐船去玩
- 船上有很多人，大家一起唱歌，一起看外边的山。 There were lots of people on the boat; everyone sang and looked at the mountains together. 坐船去玩
- 中午我们在船上吃饭，鱼非常好吃。 At noon we ate on the boat; the fish was delicious. 坐船去玩
Character facts
Pictophonetic: ship