boats and ships; vessels
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
boats and ships; watercraft
literaryA literary term referring collectively to boats, ships, or vessels. Often used in classical texts or formal written Chinese to emphasize water transportation. The compound literally means 'boats and oars'.
Gǔ古
rén人
píng凭
zhōu舟
jí楫
yǐ以
tōng通
jiāng江
hé河
。
The ancients relied on boats to navigate rivers.
Cǐ此
dì地
shuǐ水
lù路
fā发
dá达
，
zhōu舟
jí楫
wǎng往
lái来
bù不
jué绝
。
This place has developed waterways with constant boat traffic.
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Duàn断
qí其
zhōu舟
jí楫
，
zé则
dí敌
jūn军
bù不
zhàn战
zì自
luàn乱
。
Cut off their ships, and the enemy army will fall into chaos without battle.