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Meaning of 大副

大副 means first mate; chief officer on a ship. Pronounced dà fù.

  • first mate; chief officer on a ship

Definitions & Examples

Chuán
zhǎng
zài
shí
 
zhǐ
huī
quán
chuán
 

When the captain is absent, the first mate is in charge of the entire ship.

Zhè
wèi
yǒu
zhe
èr
shí
duō
nián
de
háng
hǎi
jīng
yàn
 

This chief officer has over twenty years of sailing experience.

zhèng
zài
jiǎn
chá
huò
cāng
de
zhuāng
zài
qíng
kuàng
 

The first mate is inspecting the loading condition of the cargo hold.

Zài
xíng
shāng
chuán
shàng
 
 
èr
sān
shì
zhòng
yào
de
jià
shǐ
tái
tuán
duì
 

On large merchant ships, the first mate, second mate, and third mate form the critical bridge team.

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