qǐàn

起岸

Word · Verb

unload cargo from ship to shore

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to unload (cargo from a ship to the shore); to discharge

formal

A technical/logistics term used in shipping, harbor, and freight contexts.

Gǎng港
kǒu口
gōng工
rén人
zhèng正
zài在
wèi为
nà那
sōu艘
huò货
lún轮
qǐ起
àn岸
 。

The dockworkers are unloading the cargo ship.

Wèi为
le了
jiā加
kuài快
wù物
liú流
sù速
dù度
 ,
bì必
xū须
suō缩
duǎn短
huò货
wù物
qǐ起
àn岸
shí时
jiān间
 。

To speed up logistics, the cargo unloading time must be shortened.

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Zhè这
pī批
jí集
zhuāng装
xiāng箱
yù预
jì计
míng明
tiān天
qǐ起
àn岸
 。

This batch of containers is scheduled to be unloaded tomorrow.

Qǐ起
àn岸
zuò作
yè业
xū需
yào要
zài在
tuì退
cháo潮
qián前
wán完
chéng成
 。

The unloading operation needs to be completed before low tide.