hángchuán

航船

Word · Noun

scheduled wooden boat; vessel

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

scheduled wooden boat

neutral

A traditional type of passenger and cargo boat that operated on regular schedules along rivers and canals in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions.

Yé爷
ye爷
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
 ,
cháng常
zuò坐
háng航
chuán船
qù去
lín邻
zhèn镇
zuò做
shēng生
yì意
 。

When my grandfather was young, he often took the scheduled wooden boat to do business in the neighboring town.

Cóng从
qián前
 ,
háng航
chuán船
shì是
jiāng江
nán南
shuǐ水
xiāng乡
zhòng重
yào要
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
gōng工
jù具
 。

In the past, scheduled wooden boats were an important means of transportation in the Jiangnan water towns.

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Mǎ码
tou头
biān边
tíng停
kào靠
zhe着
jǐ几
sōu艘
dài待
fā发
de的
háng航
chuán船
 。

A few scheduled wooden boats ready to depart were docked by the pier.

2.

noun

vessel; ship; boat

neutral

A general term for any seafaring or river-going vessel.

Gǎng港
kǒu口
lǐ里
tíng停
mǎn满
le了
gè各
shì式
gè各
yàng样
de的
háng航
chuán船
 。

The harbor was filled with all kinds of vessels.

Zhè这
sōu艘
jù巨
dà大
de的
háng航
chuán船
zhèng正
zài在
chuān穿
yuè越
tài太
píng平
yáng洋
 。

This huge ship is crossing the Pacific Ocean.

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Xiàn现
dài代
huà化
de的
háng航
chuán船
pèi配
bèi备
le了
xiān先
jìn进
de的
dǎo导
háng航
xì系
tǒng统
 。

Modern vessels are equipped with advanced navigation systems.