zhōu
舟
boat; surname
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
boat; small ship
literaryUsed in formal or literary Chinese, rarely used in daily spoken Mandarin.
Shuǐ水
miàn面
shàng上
piāo漂
fú浮
zhe着
yī一
zhī只
qīng轻
zhōu舟
。
A light boat is floating on the water.
Yú渔
fū夫
huá划
zhe着
piān扁
zhōu舟
zài在
jiāng江
shàng上
bǔ捕
yú鱼
。
The fisherman rows a small flat boat to fish on the river.
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Gǔ古
shī诗
lǐ里
cháng常
chū出
xiàn现
gū孤
zhōu舟
de的
yì意
xiàng象
。
The image of a solitary boat often appears in ancient poetry.
Liǎng两
àn岸
yuán猿
shēng声
tí啼
bù不
zhù住
，
qīng轻
zhōu舟
yǐ已
guò过
wàn万
chóng重
shān山
。
Monkeys on both banks keep crying, the light boat has already passed through thousands of mountains.
Xiǎo小
zhōu舟
dàng荡
yàng漾
zài在
píng平
jìng静
de的
hú湖
miàn面
shàng上
。
The small boat ripples on the calm lake surface.
noun
surname Zhou
neutralUsed as a family name, capitalized when used as a proper noun.
Zhōu周
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
de的
dà大
xué学
lǎo老
shī师
。
Mr. Zhou is my college teacher.
Wǒ我
yǒu有
yī一
wèi位
tóng同
shì事
xìng姓
Zhōu周
。
I have a colleague whose surname is Zhou.
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Zhōu周
zǒng总
lǐ理
shì是
shēn深
shòu受
rén人
mín民
ài爱
dài戴
de的
lǐng领
dǎo导
rén人
。
Premier Zhou is a leader deeply loved by the people.
Zhōu周
xìng姓
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
de的
dà大
xìng姓
zhī之
yī一
。
The Zhou surname is one of the most common surnames in China.
Tā她
jiào叫
Zhōu周
Jiā佳
，
lái来
zì自
Shàng上
Hǎi海
。
Her name is Zhou Jia, she comes from Shanghai.