hànchuán

旱船

Word · Noun

prop boat for folk dance 'land boat dancing'

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

prop boat for the folk dance 'running the land boat'

neutral

A traditional Chinese folk performance prop made of bamboo or wood, shaped like a boat, worn around the waist of a dancer. The dancer 'rows' the boat with cloth oars, mimicking the motion of a boat on water.

Yuán元
xiāo宵
jié节
yóu游
xíng行
zhōng中
 ,
yǎn演
yuán员
men们
huá划
zhe着
hàn旱
chuán船
biǎo表
yǎn演
 。

During the Lantern Festival parade, performers acted while 'rowing' land boats.

Zhè这
ge个
hàn旱
chuán船
shì是
yòng用
zhú竹
zi子
hé和
cǎi彩
zhǐ纸
zuò做
chéng成
de的
 。

This land boat prop is made of bamboo and colored paper.

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Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
guǎng广
chǎng场
shàng上
xué学
xí习
pǎo跑
hàn旱
chuán船
 。

The children are learning the 'land boat dancing' on the square.