Meaning
a boat; vessel; ship
Chinese: 船、船只。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 船 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 划船huá chuánto row a boat; rowing; boating; small boat
- 轮船lún chuánsteamship; steamer; steamboat
- 飞船fēi chuánspaceship; spacecraft; dirigible; airship
- 船长chuán zhǎngcaptain (of a boat); skipper
- 船员chuán yuánsailor; crew member
More Words
Example Sentence
我们坐船游览了这条河。Wǒ men zuò chuán yóu lǎn le zhè tiáo hé.We toured this river by boat.
我们Wǒ menwe坐zuòto sit船chuánboat游览yóu lǎnto go sightseeing了le(completed action)这zhèthis条tiáostrip河hériver (CL:条,道)。