chuán
jiā

common
noun

Meaning of 船家

船家 means boatman; person who makes a living by operating their own wooden boat. Pronounced chuán jiā.

  • boatman; person who makes a living by operating their own wooden boat

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
chuán
jiā
yáo
zhe
 
men
guò
 

The old boatman rowed the oar to ferry us across the river.

Xiǎo
shuō
miáo
xiě
le
yùn
shàng
chuán
jiā
de
shēng
huó
 

The novel describes the life of boat people on the canal.

Zhè
sōu
xiǎo
chuán
de
chuán
jiā
shì
dài
dōu
wéi
shēng
 

The family of this small fishing boat has made a living from fishing for generations.

xiàng
chuán
jiā
tīng
kǒu
de
wèi
zhì
 

He asked the boatman for the location of the ferry crossing.

Measure Words

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Primary
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