tugboat; towed wooden vessel
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
tugboat; tug
A powerful vessel designed to push or pull other ships, often used in harbors or for vessels that cannot move by themselves.
Gǎng港
kǒu口
lǐ里
tíng停
zhe着
jǐ几
sōu艘
dà大
xíng型
tuō拖
chuán船
。
Several large tugboats are moored in the harbor.
Tuō拖
chuán船
zhèng正
zài在
bǎ把
shī失
qù去
dòng动
lì力
de的
huò货
lún轮
tuō拖
jìn进
mǎ码
tóu头
。
The tugboat is towing the disabled freighter into the dock.
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Zhè这
sōu艘
tuō拖
chuán船
de的
mǎ马
lì力
hěn很
dà大
，
kě可
yǐ以
qīng轻
sōng松
tuī推
dòng动
wàn万
dūn吨
jù巨
lún轮
。
This tugboat has a very powerful engine and can easily push a hundred-thousand-ton ship.
noun
wooden boat towed by a tugboat; barge
dialectRegional dialect usage (primarily in some southern dialects and inland waterway regions) referring to the vessel being towed, not the towing vessel itself.
Hé河
shàng上
yǒu有
jǐ几
tiáo条
mǎn满
zài载
huò货
wù物
de的
tuō拖
chuán船
huǎn缓
huǎn缓
xíng行
shǐ驶
。
Several cargo-laden barges are moving slowly on the river.
Zhè这
xiē些
mù木
zhì质
tuō拖
chuán船
méi没
yǒu有
dòng动
lì力
，
quán全
kào靠
tuō拖
lún轮
qiān牵
yǐn引
。
These wooden barges have no engines and rely entirely on tugboats for propulsion.