chuán

common
noun

Meaning of 船夫

船夫 means boatman; ferryman; a person who works on a wooden boat. Pronounced chuán fū.

  • boatman; ferryman; a person who works on a wooden boat

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
chuán
zài
zhè
tiáo
shàng
bǎi
le
shí
nián
 

The old boatman has been ferrying people across this river for forty years.

Nián
qīng
de
chuán
hēng
zhe
 
shú
liàn
de
chēng
zhe
xiǎo
chuán
 

The young boatman hummed a song as he skillfully poled the small boat.

Yóu
men
le
wèi
chuán
 
zài
shàng
fàn
zhōu
 

The tourists hired a boatman to go boating on the lake.

Zhè
shi
jiǎng
shù
le
wèi
yǒng
gǎn
de
chuán
zài
bào
fēng
zhōng
jiù
rén
de
shì
 

This story tells of a brave boatman's deed of saving people during a storm.

Zài
xiàn
dài
shè
huì
 
chuán
tǒng
de
chuán
zhí
jīng
hěn
shǎo
jiàn
le
 

In modern society, the traditional occupation of a boatman is rarely seen.