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chuán
HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 870037)

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Words Containing 船

船底座
chuán dǐ zuò

Carina (constellation)

船尾
chuán wěi

back end of a ship

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)

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

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

船帆座
chuán fān zuò

Vela (constellation)

昂船洲
áng chuán zhōu

Stonecutters Island

破冰船
pò bīng chuán

ice breaker

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)

船艄
chuán shāo

stern of boat

船方
chuán fāng

ship (commerce)

帆船
fān chuán

sailboat

包船
bāo chuán

to charter a ship

船身
chuán shēn

hull

阴沟里翻船
yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán

to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)

脚踏两只船
jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán

to have a foot in both camps

船员
chuán yuán

sailor

粘船鱼
zhān chuán yú

shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)

驾帆船
jià fān chuán

sailing

充气船
chōng qì chuán

inflatable boat

船首
chuán shǒu

ship's bow

木船
mù chuán

wooden boat

战船
zhàn chuán

warship

泷船
lóng chuán

boat or raft adapted to handle rapids

船家
chuán jiā

person who lives and makes a living on a boat

船坞
chuán wù

(maritime) dock

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

China Shipbuilding Trading Corporation (CSTC)

遇难船
yù nán chuán

shipwreck

误上贼船
wù shàng zéi chuán

lit. to mistakenly board a pirate ship

行船
xíng chuán

to sail a boat

沉船事故
chén chuán shì gù

a shipwreck

航船
háng chuán

ship (e.g. providing regular passenger service)

划船
huá chuán

to row a boat

戈船
gē chuán

armed vessel (of ancient times)

渡船
dù chuán

ferry

船货
chuán huò

cargo

船厂
chuán chǎng

shipyard

撑船
chēng chuán

to punt

油船
yóu chuán

(oil) tanker

船只
chuán zhī

ship

浚泥船
jùn ní chuán

dredger

客船
kè chuán

passenger ship

太空船
tài kōng chuán

spaceship

救生船
jiù shēng chuán

lifeboat

船舵
chuán duò

rudder

顺水推船
shùn shuǐ tuī chuán

lit. to push the boat with the current

游船
yóu chuán

pleasure boat

船民
chuán mín

people who live and make a living on boats

摇船
yáo chuán

to scull

舰船
jiàn chuán

warship

船籍
chuán jí

ship's registry

船帆
chuán fān

sail

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

趸船
dǔn chuán

barge

汽船
qì chuán

steamboat

沉船
chén chuán

shipwreck

租船
zū chuán

to charter a ship

太空飞船
tài kōng fēi chuán

Space Shuttle, US spacecraft system (1981-2011)

飞船
fēi chuán

spaceship

轮船
lún chuán

steamship; steamer; steamboat

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)

船帮
chuán bāng

side of boat or ship

船山区
chuán shān qū

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

拖船
tuō chuán

tugboat

船营区
chuán yíng qū

Chuanying district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province

渔船队
yú chuán duì

fishing fleet

船梯
chuán tī

ship's ladder

小船
xiǎo chuán

boat

船主
chuán zhǔ

ship's captain

船舰
chuán jiàn

navy vessel

鱼船
yú chuán

fishing boat

母船
mǔ chuán

mother ship

赛龙船
sài lóng chuán

dragon-boat race

船舶
chuán bó

shipping

船位
chuán wèi

ship's position

气垫船
qì diàn chuán

hovercraft

楼船
lóu chuán

ship with several decks

快船
kuài chuán

Los Angeles Clippers (NBA team)

船篷
chuán péng

ship's sail

库克船长
kù kè chuán zhǎng

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

船上交货
chuán shàng jiāo huò

Free On Board (FOB) (transportation)

转船
zhuǎn chuán

to transfer ships

船长
chuán zhǎng

captain (of a boat)

船桨
chuán jiǎng

oar

兵船
bīng chuán

man-of-war

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])

船舷
chuán xián

the sides of a ship

开船
kāi chuán

to set sail

船队
chuán duì

fleet (of ships)

造船所
zào chuán suǒ

shipyard

船山
chuán shān

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

弃船
qì chuán

to abandon ship

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

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)

靶船
bǎ chuán

target ship

货船
huò chuán

cargo ship

船营
chuán yíng

Chuanying district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province

船政大臣
chuán zhèng dà chén

Minister of Navy during Qing times

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]

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)

脚踏两条船
jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán

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

舟船
zhōu chuán

boat

晕船
yùn chuán

to become seasick

运输船
yùn shū chuán

transport ship

驳船
bó chuán

barge; lighter

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]

捕鲸船
bǔ jīng chuán

whaler

上贼船
shàng zéi chuán

lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)

贼船
zéi chuán

pirate ship

船老大
chuán lǎo dà

coxswain

船户
chuán hù

boatman

无船承运人
wú chuán chéng yùn rén

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

造船
zào chuán

shipbuilding

水翼船
shuǐ yì chuán

hydrofoil

船票
chuán piào

ship ticket

邮船
yóu chuán

mailboat

火轮船
huǒ lún chuán

steamboat

船工
chuán gōng

boatman

船夫
chuán fū

boatman

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]

船埠
chuán bù

wharf

集装箱船
jí zhuāng xiāng chuán

container ship

神舟号飞船
shén zhōu hào fēi chuán

Shenzhou (spacecraft)

船袜
chuán wà

ankle socks

造船厂
zào chuán chǎng

dockyard

上船
shàng chuán

to get on the boat

渡轮船
dù lún chuán

ferry ship

摇橹船
yáo lǔ chuán

boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)

冰船
bīng chuán

ice breaker (ship)

船缆
chuán lǎn

ship's hawser

海船
hǎi chuán

seagoing ship

装船
zhuāng chuán

to load cargo onto a ship

巡逻船
xún luó chuán

patrol vessel

船运
chuán yùn

sea freight

船体
chuán tǐ

hull

海监船
hǎi jiàn chuán

naval surveillance vessel

测量船
cè liáng chuán

survey vessel

双体船
shuāng tǐ chuán

catamaran

船头
chuán tóu

the bow or prow of a ship

龙船
lóng chuán

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

浪船
làng chuán

swingboat

船东
chuán dōng

ship owner

船运业
chuán yùn yè

shipping

宇宙飞船
yǔ zhòu fēi chuán

spacecraft

商船
shāng chuán

merchant ship

乘船
chéng chuán

to embark

考察船
kǎo chá chuán

survey ship

铁甲船
tiě jiǎ chuán

armored ship

船闸
chuán zhá

a canal lock

船尾座
chuán wěi zuò

Puppis (constellation)

翻船
fān chuán

to capsize

渔船
yú chuán

fishing boat

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

赛船
sài chuán

boat race

小洞不堵沉大船
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ chén dà chuán

A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.

碎冰船
suì bīng chuán

ice breaker

补给船
bǔ jǐ chuán

supply ship

罱泥船
lǎn ní chuán

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

水涨船高
shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo

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

船籍港
chuán jí gǎng

ship's port of registry