weigh anchor; set sail
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to weigh anchor; to lift the anchor and begin sailing
Nautical terminology describing the action of lifting a ship's anchor to depart.
Chuán船
qǐ起
máo锚
le了
，
huǎn缓
huǎn缓
shǐ驶
lí离
gǎng港
kǒu口
。
The ship weighed anchor and slowly sailed away from the port.
Chuán船
zhǎng长
xià下
lìng令
qǐ起
máo锚
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
qǐ启
háng航
。
The captain ordered to weigh anchor, preparing to set sail.
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Qǐ起
máo锚
hòu后
，
wǒ我
men们
yíng迎
lái来
le了
màn漫
cháng长
de的
hǎi海
shàng上
lǚ旅
chéng程
。
After weighing anchor, we embarked on the long sea journey.