small boat; skiff
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
small boat; skiff; dinghy
archaicA literary term for a small light boat, commonly found in classical poetry (e.g., 舴艋舟). It is not used in modern colloquial speech.
Zhǐ只
kǒng恐
shuāng双
xī溪
zé舴
měng艋
zhōu舟
，
zài载
bù不
dòng动
xǔ许
duō多
chóu愁
。
I fear the small skiff at Shuangxi Stream cannot bear the weight of so much sorrow.
Tā他
dú独
zuò坐
zé舴
měng艋
，
piāo漂
liú流
jiāng江
shàng上
。
He sat alone in a small skiff, drifting on the river.
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Yī一
yè叶
zé舴
měng艋
，
shùn顺
liú流
ér而
xià下
。
A single leaf-like skiff floated downstream.