weigh anchor; set sail
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to weigh anchor; to raise the anchor
technicalNautical term referring to the operation of raising the anchor to allow a ship to depart. Synonymous with 起锚 (qǐ máo), which is more commonly used in modern contexts, while 起碇 is more literary or technical.
Chuán船
zài在
lí黎
míng明
shí时
fēn分
qǐ起
dìng碇
le了
。
The ship weighed anchor at dawn.
Qǐ起
dìng碇
qián前
，
chuán船
zhǎng长
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
shè设
bèi备
。
Before weighing anchor, the captain checked all the equipment.
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Zhè这
sōu艘
chuán船
míng明
tiān天
yī一
zǎo早
jiù就
yào要
qǐ起
dìng碇
qián前
wǎng往
Shàng上
hǎi海
。
This ship will weigh anchor for Shanghai early tomorrow morning.