small boat; skiff
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
small boat; skiff; little craft
literaryLiterary and poetic term often used in classical and modern elegant prose. Commonly appears in the set phrase '一叶扁舟' (a small boat like a leaf), emphasizing the smallness, lightness, or solitude of the boat against vast water.
Tā他
jià驾
zhe着
yī一
yè叶
piān扁
zhōu舟
fàn泛
yóu游
jiāng江
shàng上
。
He piloted a small skiff wandering on the river.
Zài在
máng茫
máng茫
dà大
hǎi海
zhōng中
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
guò过
shì是
yī一
yè叶
piān扁
zhōu舟
。
In the vast ocean, we are but a tiny boat.
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Jiāng江
shàng上
piān扁
zhōu舟
lái来
qù去
zì自
rú如
。
Small boats on the river come and go freely.