船

chuán

variant of 船

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 3 trad. 舩

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船

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船
  • 船只chuánzhīshipB6
  • 轮船lúnchuánsteamshipB6
  • 船舶chuánbóshippingB7
  • 帆船fānchuánsailboatB7
  • 飞船fēichuánspaceshipB7
  • 水涨船高shuǐzhǎng-chuángāothe tide rises, the boat floats (idiom)B7
  • 游船yóuchuánpleasure boatB7

See it in sentences

我们坐船过河。

We crossed the river by boat.

这条船不大。

This boat is not big.