old term for steamship; steamboat
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
steamship; steamboat
archaicA dated term used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for a steam-powered ship. It evokes a specific historical period.
Gǎng港
kǒu口
tíng停
bó泊
zhe着
yì一
sōu艘
jù巨
dà大
de的
huǒ火
lún轮
chuán船
。
A huge steamship was docked at the port.
Lǎo老
zhào照
piàn片
lǐ里
，
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
dēng登
shàng上
huǒ火
lún轮
chuán船
。
In the old photo, people are boarding the steamboat.
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Yā鸦
piàn片
zhàn战
zhēng争
hòu后
，
huǒ火
lún轮
chuán船
kāi开
shǐ始
jìn进
rù入
Zhōng中
guó国
shuǐ水
yù域
。
After the Opium Wars, steamships began entering Chinese waters.