shān
bǎn

common
noun

Meaning of 舢板

舢板 means small rowboat used in coastal waters or rivers, typically propelled by oars. Pronounced shān bǎn.

  • small rowboat used in coastal waters or rivers, typically propelled by oars

Definitions & Examples

mín
huá
zhe
shān
bǎn
zài
jìn
hǎi
 

The fisherman rowed his sampan to fish in the coastal waters.

Hǎi
jūn
de
shān
bǎn
zài
gǎng
kǒu
xún
luó
 

The navy's sampan was patrolling the harbor.

men
le
tiáo
shān
bǎn
yóu
lǎn
jiāng
jǐng
 

We rented a small rowboat to tour the river scenery.

Zhè
zhǒng
shān
bǎn
zhǐ
néng
zuò
sān
rén
 
zài
duō
jiù
wēi
xiǎn
le
 

This kind of sampan can only hold three people; any more would be dangerous.