Meaning of 船老大
船老大 means chief boatman; helmsman (on a wooden boat); boatman; sailor (general term). Pronounced chuán lǎo dà.
- chief boatman; helmsman (on a wooden boat)
- boatman; sailor (general term)
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
tiáo条
yú渔
chuán船
de的
chuán船
lǎo老
dà大
jīng经
yàn验
fēi非
cháng常
fēng丰
fù富
。
The chief boatman of this fishing boat is very experienced.
Yù遇
dào到
fēng风
làng浪
shí时
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
tīng听
chuán船
lǎo老
dà大
de的
zhǐ指
huī挥
。
When encountering rough seas, everyone follows the chief boatman's orders.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
zài在
huò货
chuán船
shàng上
dāng当
guò过
chuán船
lǎo老
dà大
。
He worked as a chief boatman on a cargo ship when he was young.