boat; ship; ferry (n.)
HSK 3
Traditional
船 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
穿 chuān - to wear; to put on (v.) | HSK 2
串 chuàn - string together (clf.) | HSK 6
Examples
我们坐船去海边。 Wǒmen zuò chuán qù hǎibiān. - We took a boat to the seaside.
这艘船很大。 Zhè sōu chuán hěn dà. - This ship is very big.
他是一名船长。 Tā shì yī míng chuánzhǎng. - He is a captain of a ship.
我们的船到了。 Wǒmen de chuán dàole. - Our ship has arrived.
他在船上工作。 Tā zài chuán shàng gōngzuò. - He works on a ship.
Phrases
船舶 chuán bó - shipping; boats and ships; watercraft (n.) | HSK 6
轮船 lún chuán - (steam) ship (n.) | HSK 6