common
noun

Meaning of

埠 means dock; wharf; port town; trading port; open port. Pronounced bù.

  • dock; wharf; port town
  • trading port; open port

Character Info

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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
sōu
chuán
zài
shàng
hǎi
de
tóu
tíng
kào
le
wǎn
 

This ship docked at the wharf in Shanghai for one night.

Níng
shì
zhōng
guó
dōng
nán
yán沿
hǎi
de
zhòng
yào
shāng
 

Ningbo is an important trading port on China's southeast coast.

Wài
de
shāng
pǐn
jià
tōng
cháng
běn
gāo
xiē
 

Prices of goods from other towns are usually slightly higher than local ones.

Zhè
lǎo
de
zhèn
bǎo
liú
le
hěn
duō
míng
qīng
shí
de
jiàn
zhú
 

This ancient port town retains many buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

chuán
shǐ
huí
kǒu
zhǔn
bèi
xiè
huò
 

Fishing boats gradually returned to the dock to unload their cargo.