disembark; go ashore; (dialect) board a boat
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to disembark; to get off a boat; to go ashore
Standard usage referring to leaving a vessel and going onto land.
Chéng乘
kè客
men们
zhèng正
zài在
yǒu有
xù序
de地
xià下
chuán船
。
The passengers are disembarking in an orderly manner.
Wǒ我
men们
xià下
chuán船
hòu后
zhí直
jiē接
qù去
le了
jiǔ酒
diàn店
。
We went straight to the hotel after getting off the boat.
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Chuán船
yǐ已
jīng经
kào靠
àn岸
，
dà大
jiā家
kě可
yǐ以
xià下
chuán船
le了
。
The boat has docked; everyone may now disembark.
verb
to board a boat; to embark (dialect usage)
dialectRegional dialect usage (found in certain southern dialects) where '下' indicates entering or boarding, opposite to standard Mandarin usage.
Nǐ你
men们
shén什
me么
shí时
hou候
xià下
chuán船
qù去
Shàng上
hǎi海
？
（
fāng方
yán言
）
When will you board the boat to Shanghai? (dialectal)
Kuài快
diǎn点
xià下
chuán船
，
chuán船
yào要
kāi开
le了
。
（
fāng方
yán言
）
Hurry up and get on board; the boat is leaving. (dialectal)