舟
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- 1. boat
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舟 is a literary or classical term for boat; in modern Chinese, 船 is used in everyday speech.
Example Sentences
2 shown湖上有一只小 舟 。
駱駝是沙漠之 舟 。
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Words Containing 舟
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests
dragon boat
Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals
Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座)
study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind
sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)
small boat
to steer a boat
ark
lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)
lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb)
to go boating
dugout
lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
Shenzhou (spacecraft)
Shenzhou (spacecraft)
Hasee (computer manufacturer)
Zhoushan, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang (consisting solely of islands)
Zhoushan, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang (consisting solely of islands)
Zhoushan Island
Zhugqu or Zhouqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[gān nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu
Zhugqu or Zhouqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[gān nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu
boat
travel-worn
to row a boat
lit. boat made of lily magnolia wood
to race dragon boats
to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom); fig. The people can support a regime or overturn it.
lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom)
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
lit. to push the boat with the current
lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times
fast boat