chuán

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Definitions

  1. 1. boat
  2. 2. vessel
  3. 3. ship

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 船

划船
huá chuán

to row a boat

帆船
fān chuán

sailboat

水涨船高
shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo

the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend

渔船
yú chuán

fishing boat

船员
chuán yuán

sailor

船桨
chuán jiǎng

oar

船舶
chuán bó

shipping

船长
chuán zhǎng

captain (of a boat)

船只
chuán zhī

ship

轮船
lún chuán

steamship; steamer; steamboat

游船
yóu chuán

pleasure boat

飞船
fēi chuán

spaceship

上船
shàng chuán

to get on the boat

上贼船
shàng zéi chuán

lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)

中国船舶工业集团
zhōng guó chuán bó gōng yè jí tuán

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)

中国船舶贸易公司
zhōng guó chuán bó mào yì gōng sī

China Shipbuilding Trading Corporation (CSTC)

中国船舶重工集团公司
zhōng guó chuán bó zhòng gōng jí tuán gōng sī

China Ship Scientific Research Center (CSSRC)

乘船
chéng chuán

to embark

充气船
chōng qì chuán

inflatable boat

兵船
bīng chuán

man-of-war

冰船
bīng chuán

ice breaker (ship)

包船
bāo chuán

to charter a ship

商船
shāng chuán

merchant ship

太空船
tài kōng chuán

spaceship

太空飞船
tài kōng fēi chuán

Space Shuttle, US spacecraft system (1981-2011)

宇宙飞船
yǔ zhòu fēi chuán

spacecraft

客船
kè chuán

passenger ship

宝船
bǎo chuán

Chinese treasure ship, a type of large sailing ship in the fleet of Ming dynasty admiral Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[zhèng hé]

小洞不堵沉大船
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ chén dà chuán

A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.

小船
xiǎo chuán

boat

巡逻船
xún luó chuán

patrol vessel

库克船长
kù kè chuán zhǎng

Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer

快船
kuài chuán

Los Angeles Clippers (NBA team)

戈船
gē chuán

armed vessel (of ancient times)

战船
zhàn chuán

warship

拖船
tuō chuán

tugboat

捕鲸船
bǔ jīng chuán

whaler

摇橹船
yáo lǔ chuán

boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)

摇船
yáo chuán

to scull

撑船
chēng chuán

to punt

救生船
jiù shēng chuán

lifeboat

昂船洲
áng chuán zhōu

Stonecutters Island

晕船
yùn chuán

to become seasick

木船
mù chuán

wooden boat

弃船
qì chuán

to abandon ship

楼船
lóu chuán

ship with several decks

母船
mǔ chuán

mother ship

气垫船
qì diàn chuán

hovercraft

水翼船
shuǐ yì chuán

hydrofoil

汽船
qì chuán

steamboat

沉船
chén chuán

shipwreck

沉船事故
chén chuán shì gù

a shipwreck

油船
yóu chuán

(oil) tanker

浚泥船
jùn ní chuán

dredger

浪船
làng chuán

swingboat

海监船
hǎi jiàn chuán

naval surveillance vessel

海船
hǎi chuán

seagoing ship

渡船
dù chuán

ferry

渡轮船
dù lún chuán

ferry ship

测量船
cè liáng chuán

survey vessel

渔船队
yú chuán duì

fishing fleet

泷船
lóng chuán

boat or raft adapted to handle rapids

火轮船
huǒ lún chuán

steamboat

无船承运人
wú chuán chéng yùn rén

non-vessel-owning common carrier (NVOCC) (transportation)

破冰船
pò bīng chuán

ice breaker

碎冰船
suì bīng chuán

ice breaker

神舟号飞船
shén zhōu hào fēi chuán

Shenzhou (spacecraft)

租船
zū chuán

to charter a ship

粘船鱼
zhān chuán yú

shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)

罱泥船
lǎn ní chuán

boat used for collecting river sludge (to use as a fertilizer)

翻船
fān chuán

to capsize

考察船
kǎo chá chuán

survey ship

脚踏两条船
jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán

lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)

脚踏两只船
jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán

to have a foot in both camps

脚踩两只船
jiǎo cǎi liǎng zhī chuán

see 腳踏兩隻船|脚踏两只船[jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán]

舟船
zhōu chuán

boat

航船
háng chuán

ship (e.g. providing regular passenger service)

船上交货
chuán shàng jiāo huò

Free On Board (FOB) (transportation)

船主
chuán zhǔ

ship's captain

船位
chuán wèi

ship's position

船到桥门自会直
chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí

lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem

船到桥头自然直
chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí

lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb)

船到江心,补漏迟
chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí

It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)

船到码头,车到站
chuán dào mǎ tóu , chē dào zhàn

The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.

船埠
chuán bù

wharf

船坞
chuán wù

(maritime) dock

船夫
chuán fū

boatman

船家
chuán jiā

person who lives and makes a living on a boat

船尾
chuán wěi

back end of a ship

船尾座
chuán wěi zuò

Puppis (constellation)

船山
chuán shān

Chuanshan district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市[suì níng shì], Sichuan

船山区
chuán shān qū

Chuanshan district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市[suì níng shì], Sichuan

船工
chuán gōng

boatman

船帆
chuán fān

sail

船帆座
chuán fān zuò

Vela (constellation)

船帮
chuán bāng

side of boat or ship

船底座
chuán dǐ zuò

Carina (constellation)

船厂
chuán chǎng

shipyard

船户
chuán hù

boatman

船政大臣
chuán zhèng dà chén

Minister of Navy during Qing times

船政学堂
chuán zhèng xué táng

Fuzhou Naval College, a.k.a. Foochow Naval Dockyard School, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty

船方
chuán fāng

ship (commerce)

船东
chuán dōng

ship owner

船梯
chuán tī

ship's ladder

船民
chuán mín

people who live and make a living on boats

船营
chuán yíng

Chuanying district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province

船营区
chuán yíng qū

Chuanying district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province

船票
chuán piào

ship ticket

船篷
chuán péng

ship's sail

船籍
chuán jí

ship's registry

船籍港
chuán jí gǎng

ship's port of registry

船缆
chuán lǎn

ship's hawser

船老大
chuán lǎo dà

coxswain

船舵
chuán duò

rudder

船舷
chuán xián

the sides of a ship

船艄
chuán shāo

stern of boat

船舰
chuán jiàn

navy vessel

船袜
chuán wà

ankle socks

船货
chuán huò

cargo

船身
chuán shēn

hull

船运
chuán yùn

sea freight

船运业
chuán yùn yè

shipping

船闸
chuán zhá

a canal lock

船队
chuán duì

fleet (of ships)

船头
chuán tóu

the bow or prow of a ship

船首
chuán shǒu

ship's bow

船体
chuán tǐ

hull

舰船
jiàn chuán

warship

草船借箭
cǎo chuán jiè jiàn

lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì])

行船
xíng chuán

to sail a boat

补给船
bǔ jǐ chuán

supply ship

装船
zhuāng chuán

to load cargo onto a ship

误上贼船
wù shàng zéi chuán

lit. to mistakenly board a pirate ship

货船
huò chuán

cargo ship

贼船
zéi chuán

pirate ship

赛船
sài chuán

boat race

赛龙船
sài lóng chuán

dragon-boat race

趸船
dǔn chuán

barge

车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí

everything will turn out all right (idiom)

转船
zhuǎn chuán

to transfer ships

造船
zào chuán

shipbuilding

造船厂
zào chuán chǎng

dockyard

造船所
zào chuán suǒ

shipyard

遇难船
yù nán chuán

shipwreck

运输船
yùn shū chuán

transport ship

邮船
yóu chuán

mailboat

铁甲船
tiě jiǎ chuán

armored ship

开船
kāi chuán

to set sail

阴沟里翻船
yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán

to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)

集装箱船
jí zhuāng xiāng chuán

container ship

双体船
shuāng tǐ chuán

catamaran

靶船
bǎ chuán

target ship

顺水推船
shùn shuǐ tuī chuán

lit. to push the boat with the current

驳船
bó chuán

barge; lighter

驾帆船
jià fān chuán

sailing

鱼船
yú chuán

fishing boat

龙船
lóng chuán

dragon boat (used at 端午[duān wǔ], the Dragon Boat Festival)

龟船
guī chuán

\turtle ship\, armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭亂|壬辰倭乱[rén chén wō luàn]