shāo
gōng

common
noun

Meaning of 艄公

艄公 means boatman; helmsman; person who steers a boat at the stern or poles it along. Pronounced shāo gōng.

  • boatman; helmsman; person who steers a boat at the stern or poles it along

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
shāo
gōng
chēng
zhe
zhú
gāo
 
xiǎo
chuán
huǎn
huǎn
àn
 

The old boatman poled with his bamboo pole, and the small boat slowly pushed off from the shore.

Shāo
gōng
shú
xi
zhè
tiáo
de
měi
xuán
 

The boatman knows every whirlpool of this river.

zuò
le
sān
shí
nián
de
shāo
gōng
 
jīng
yàn
fēi
cháng
fēng
 

He worked as a boatman for thirty years and is very experienced.

Chuán
shàng
de
shāo
gōng
shēng
xǐng
chéng
zhù
ān
quán
 

The boatman on the ship loudly reminded the passengers to pay attention to safety.

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