船 chuán
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 舟 — boat, ship
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
船只
chuánzhī
ship, vessel
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Example phrases
- 台风靠近时，港口要求所有船只尽快返航并停止作业。 Táifēng kàojìn shí, gǎngkǒu yāoqiú suǒyǒu chuánzhī jǐnkuài fǎnháng bìng tíngzhǐ zuòyè. When the typhoon approached, the port required all vessels to return as soon as possible and stop operations.
- 河面上有很多船只来来往往，十分热闹。 Hémiàn shàng yǒu hěn duō chuánzhī láilái wǎngwǎng, shífēn rènao. Many boats come and go on the river, and it is very lively.
- 大雾天气里，船只必须放慢速度，小心行驶。 Dàwù tiānqì lǐ, chuánzhī bìxū fàngmàn sùdù, xiǎoxīn xíngshǐ. In heavy fog, vessels must slow down and sail carefully.
Related words
- 船 chuán boat; ship
- 划船 huáchuán to row a boat
- 轮船 lúnchuán steamship
- 船舶 chuánbó ships; vessels
- 帆船 fānchuán sailing boat; sailboat
- 飞船 fēichuán spacecraft; airship
- 水涨船高 shuǐzhǎngchuángāo as water rises, the boat rises; one thing rises with another
- 游船 yóuchuán pleasure boat; excursion boat
- 渔船 yúchuán fishing boat
- 只 zhǐ only; just
- 只能 zhǐnéng can only; have to
- 只要 zhǐyào as long as; only need