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HSK 2 - Easy
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船

chuán

Definition

boat
那是我们的船。

That's our boat.
ship

Character Decomposition

Related words (122)

ship owner

ship's captain; owner of ship

ship's position

hull; body of a ship

shipyard; shipbuilder's yard

ship; boat; vessel

sailor; crew member

(maritime) dock

wharf; quay

boatman

the bow or prow of a ship

person who lives and makes a living on a boat; boatman; boat dweller

back end of a ship; aft

boatman; boat builder

sail

side of boat or ship; gunwale

boatman; boat dweller

ship (commerce)

ship's ladder

people who live and make a living on boats

ship ticket

ship's sail

ship's registry

ship's hawser; rigging

navy vessel; (coast guard) patrol boat

hold of ship

rudder; helm of a ship

shipping; boats

sides of a ship; ship's railing; (fig.) the dividing line between shipboard expenses and onshore freight charges

stern of boat

cargo

hull; body of a ship

sea freight; shipping

captain (of a boat); skipper

a canal lock

fleet (of ships)

ship's bow

chuán jí gǎng

ship's port of registry

chuán lǎo dà

coxswain; steersman; boatswain (bo'sun)

chuán yùn yè

shipping

to get on the boat

to embark; to travel by ship; to ferry

man-of-war; naval vessel; warship

ice breaker (ship)

to row a boat; rowing boat; rowing (sport)

to charter a ship

merchant ship

passenger ship

boat

sailboat; sailing boat

to set sail

to abandon ship

warship

a tow; tugboat

to scull; to row a boat

to become seasick

wooden boat

ship with several decks; turreted junk

mother ship

steamboat; steamship

shipwreck; sunken boat; sinking ship

(oil) tanker; tank ship

boat or raft adapted to handle rapids; white-water raft

swingboat

sea-going ship

fishing boat

ferry

to charter a ship; to take a vessel on rent

to capsize; (fig.) to suffer a setback or defeat

ship (e.g. providing regular passenger service)

warship

to sail a boat; to navigate

shipment

cargo ship; freighter

pirate ship; (fig.) venture of dubious merit; criminal gang; reactionary faction

boat race; racing ship or boat

barge; pontoon; landing stage

to transfer ships

steamship; steamer; ocean liner; ship

shipbuilding

mailboat; ocean liner

target ship

airship; spaceship

barge; lighter

fishing boat; same as 漁船|渔船

dragon boat (used at 端午, the Dragon Boat Festival)

"turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭乱

chōng qì chuán

inflatable boat

tài kōng chuán

spaceship

xún luó chuán

patrol vessel; cutter

bǔ jīng chuán

whaler; whale catcher

yáo lǔ chuán

boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)

jiù shēng chuán

lifeboat

qì diàn chuán

hovercraft; air cushion vehicle

shuǐ yì chuán

hydrofoil

cè liáng chuán

survey vessel

jùn ní chuán

dredger

hǎi jiàn chuán

naval surveillance vessel; maritime patrol boat

yú chuán duì

fishing fleet

dù lún chuán

ferry ship

huǒ lún chuán

steamboat

pò bīng chuán

ice breaker

suì bīng chuán

ice breaker; same as 冰船

kǎo chá chuán

survey ship

supply ship

sài lóng chuán

dragon-boat race

yùn shū chuán

transport ship

zào chuán chǎng

dockyard; shipyard

zào chuán suǒ

shipyard

yù nán chuán

shipwreck

tiě jiǎ chuán

armored ship

jià fān chuán

sailing

tài kōng fēi chuán

space shuttle

yǔ zhòu fēi chuán

spacecraft

chén chuán shì gù

a shipwreck; a sinking

cǎo chuán jiè jiàn

(lit.) using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三国演义); (fig.) to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

wù shàng zéi chuán

(lit.) to mistakenly board a pirate ship; to embark on a hopeless adventure

jí zhuāng xiāng chuán

container ship

shùn shuǐ tuī chuán

(lit.) to push the boat with the current; (fig.) to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit

无船承运人

wú chuán chéng yùn rén

non-vessel-owning common carrier (NVOCC) (transportation)

脚踏两只船

jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán

to have a foot in both camps; to have a bet each way; to be having an affair

脚踩两只船

jiǎo cǎi liǎng zhī chuán

see 脚踏两只船

Proverbs (1)

船到桥头自然直

chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí

(lit.) when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (proverb); (fig.) everything will be all right; cf 車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直

Idioms (3)

船到桥门自会直

chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí

(lit.) when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem; no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)

shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo

the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation

脚踏两条船

jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán

(lit.) to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom); (fig.) to have it both ways; to run after two hares; (especially) to have two lovers at the same time

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