boatman; boat person
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
boatman; person who makes a living by operating their own wooden boat
archaicRefers specifically to people in the past who owned and operated their own wooden boats as a livelihood, especially on rivers and canals. It is a traditional occupation.
Lǎo老
chuán船
jiā家
yáo摇
zhe着
lǔ橹
，
dù渡
wǒ我
men们
guò过
hé河
。
The old boatman rowed the oar to ferry us across the river.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
miáo描
xiě写
le了
yùn运
hé河
shàng上
chuán船
jiā家
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
The novel describes the life of boat people on the canal.
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Zhè这
sōu艘
xiǎo小
yú渔
chuán船
de的
chuán船
jiā家
shì世
dài代
dōu都
yǐ以
bǔ捕
yú鱼
wéi为
shēng生
。
The family of this small fishing boat has made a living from fishing for generations.
Tā他
xiàng向
chuán船
jiā家
dǎ打
tīng听
dù渡
kǒu口
de的
wèi位
zhì置
。
He asked the boatman for the location of the ferry crossing.