船 (syun4 | chuan2) : ship; boat; vessel

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船

syun4

chuan2

ship; boat; vessel; craft; ferry; barge

Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: 舟 (#137)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

船

Don't confuse with:
般

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Mar 2014 14:08

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大船 daai6 syun4 da4 chuan2 = ship

漁船 jyu4 syun4 yu2 chuan2 = fishing boat

船頭 syun4 tau4 chuan2 tou2 = bow of a boat

船身 syun4 san1 chuan2 shen1 = hull

船尾 syun4 mei5 chuan2 wei3 = stern

輪船 leon4 syun4 lun2 chuan2 = steamship

帆船 faan4 syun4 fan1/2 chuan2 = sailboat; yacht

划船 waa1 syun4 hua2 chuan2 = row a boat

船隻 syun4 zek3 = ships; vessels

船舶 syun4 bok6 chuan2 bo2 = shipping

汽船 hei3 syun4 qi4 chuan2 = steamboat; steamship

渡船 dou6 syun4 du4 chuan2 = ferry; ferryboat; scow

飛船 fei1 syun4 fei1 chuan2 = spaceship, airship, dirigible

船員 syun4 jyun4 chuan2 yuan2 = seafarer, shipman, seaman

船長 syun4 zoeng2 = shipman, shipmaster

拖船 to1 syun4 tuo1 chuan2 = a tugboat; a towboat

駁船 bok3 syun4 bo2 chuan2 = barge, lighter

上船 soeng5 syun4 = over the side; ship; take boat; take water

行船 haang4 syun4*2 = sail a boat

船民 syun4 man4 = boat people

雙體船 soeng1 tai2 syun4 = a catamaran

龍船 lung4 syun4 = a dragon boat

船公司 syun4 gung1 si1 = a shipping company; shipping house

帆船比賽 faan4 syun4 bei2 coi3 = a regatta (yacht race)

火船 fo2 syun4 = a steamer, motor vessel, sailing ship, a fire ship 粵

船飛 syun4 fei1 = sea passage; fare

睇龍船 tai2 lung4 syun4 = to watch dragon boat races 粵

扒龍船 paa4 lung4 syun4 = to paddle a dragon boat

遊船河 jau4 syun4 ho4*2 = to cruise (usually in a yacht)

太空船 taai3 hung1 syun4 tai4 kong1 chuan2 = spaceship

小船 siu2 syun4 xiao3 chuan2 = boat

兵船 bing1 syun4 bing1 chuan2 = man-of-war; naval vessel; warship

母船 mou5 syun4 mu3 chuan2 = mother ship

渡輪船 dou6 leon4 syun4 du4 lun2 chuan2 = ferry ship

氣墊船 hei3 zin3*2 syun4 qi4 dian4 syun4 = hovercraft

太空飛船 taai3 hung1 fei1 syun4 tai4 kong1 fei1 chuan2 = space shuttle

櫂船 zaau6 syun4 = to row a boat

坐船 co5 syun4 zuo4 chuan2 = go by boat

船工 syun4 gung1 chuan2 gong1 = [n] boatman, junkman

船東 syun4 dung1 chuan2 dong1 = [n] shipowner

承辦貨運的輪船公司 sing4 baan6 fo3 wan6 dik1 leon4 syun4 gung1 si1 = shipper 國

小划船 siu2 waak6 syun4 = dinghy

消防船 siu1 fong4 syun4 = fireboat

賭船 dou2 syun4 = a gambling cruise ship, gambling boats

遊船 jau4 syun4 = boat rides

船到橋頭自然直 syun4 dou3 kiu4 tau4 zi6 jin4 zik6 chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2 = things have a way of working out

捕鯨船 bou6 king4 syun4 bu3 jing1 chuan2 = whaler; whale catcher

噴射船 pan3 se6 syun4 = a hydrofoil

蛇船 se4 syun4 = [n] ship used for importing illegals from China

暈船浪 wan4 syun4 long6 = seasickness

暈船 wan4 syun4 yun4 chuan2 = seasickness

機帆船 gei1 faan4 syun4 ji1 fan2 chuan2 (Taiwan), ji1 fan1 chuan2 (PRC) = motor sailboat; motorized junk

機船 gei1 syun4 ji1 chuan2 = motor vessel

海船 hoi2 syun4 hai3 chuan2 = seagoing vessel

船家 syun4 gaa1 chuan2 jia1 = one who owns a boat and makes a living as a boatman; boatman

船方 syun4 fong1 chuan2 fang1 = [trade] the ship

船老大 syun4 lou5 daai6*2 chuan2 lao3 da4 = the chief crewman of a wooden boat; boatman

船體 syun4 tai2 chuan2 ti3 = the body of a ship; hull

小帆船 siu2 faan4 syun4 = [n] yawl

坐穩船 co5 wan2 syun4 = good luck saying for those going by sea

鬥龍船 dau3 lung4 syun4 = a dragon boat race

下水船 haa6 seoi2 syun4 = underwater vessel (e.g., like a submarine)

機動帆船 gei1 dung6 faan4 syun4 ji1 dong4 fan1 chuan2 = a motorize junk boat

電船 din6 syun4 = a motorboat

一竹篙打死一船人 jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 sei2 jat1 syun4 jan4 = blanket condemnation of a group for one person's mistake

一竹篙打沉一船人 jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 cam4 jat1 syun4 jan4 = someone who generalises someone, "to tar everyone with the same brush"

下船 haa6 syun4 xia4 chuan2 = to disembark from a ship, to go ashore

落船 lok6 syun4 = to disembark from a ship, to go ashore 粵

沉船 cam4 syun4 = a sunken wreck (lit., "sunk ship")

爛船拆埋都有三斤釘 laan6 syun4 caak3 maai4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1 = a rich and influential man at his lowest is still better off than the poor 粵

中國帆船 zung1 gwok3 faan4 syun4 = a junk (lit., "Chinese sailing ship")

戎克船 jung4 hak1 syun4 rong2 ke4 chuan2 = a junk (lit., "battleship")

撞船 zong6 syun4 = a collision at sea; a collision of ships

飛翼船 fei1 jik6 syun4 = a hovercraft, a hydrofoil 粵

一腳踏兩條船 jat1 goek3 daap6 loeng5 tiu4 syun4 yi1 jiao3 ta4 liang3 tiao2 chuan2 = being double-minded

香蕉船 hoeng1 ziu1 syun4 xiang1 jiao1 chuan2 = a banana split (lit., "banana boat")

小心駛得萬年船 siu2 sam1 sai2 dak1 maan6 nin4 syun4 xiao3 xin1 shi3 de2 wan4 nian2 chuan2 = it pays a long way to be careful

造船 zou6 syun4 zao4 chuan2 = shipbuilding, construction of ships

船塢 syun4 ou3 chuan2 wu4 = dock; shipyard

木船 muk6 syun4 mu4 chuan2 = a wooden boat

船難 syun4 naan6 chuan2 nan4 = shipwreck; accident or tragedy on a boat or ship

坐埋一條船 co5 maai4 jat1 tiu4 syun4 zuo4 mai2 yi1 tiao2 chuan2 = be one the same boat together; be in the same situation as another person 粵

貨船 fo3 syun4 = cargo-ship

撐船 caang1 syun4 = to punt a boat

法國郵船公司 faat3 gwok3 jau4 syun4 gung1 si1 fa4/3 (Taiwan/PRC) guo2 you2 chuan2 gong1 si1 = Compagnie des Massageries Maritimes

太古輪船公司 taai3 gu2 leon4 syun4 gung1 si1 = Butterfield & Swire

一竹篙打晒一船人 jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 saai3 jat1 syun4 jan4 = someone who generalises someone, "to tar everyone with the same brush"

越南船民中心 jyut6 naam4 syun4 man4 zung1 sam1 = Centres for Vietnamese Migrants

齊柏林飛船 cai4 baak3 lam4 fei1 syun4 qi2 bo2 lin2 fei1 chuan2 = Zeppelin airship

日本郵船 jat6 bun2 jau4 syun4 = short-lived 粵

爛船都有三斤釘 laan6 syun4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1 lan4 chuan2 dou1 you3 san1 jin1 ding1 = appear to be broke, yet have backup funds 粵

水翼船 seoi2 jik6 syun4 shui3 yi4 chuan2 = hydrofoil (boat)

船頭慌鬼船尾慌賊 syun4 tau4 fong1 gwai2 syun4 mei5 fong1 caak6 = easily scared; worrywart; have cold feet 粵

總統船公司 zung2 tung2 syun4 gung1 si1 = American President Lines

總統輪船公司 zung2 tung2 leon4 syun4 gung1 si1 = American President Lines

鐵行輪船公司 tit3 hong4*2 leon4 syun4 gung1 si1 = Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co Ltd

鐵行船公司 tit3 hong4*2 syun4 gung1 si1 = Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co Ltd

太古船公司 taai3 gu2 syun4 gung1 si1 tai4 gu3 chuan2 gong1 si1 = Butterfield & Swire

怡和輪船公司 ji4 wo4*2 leon4 syun4 gung1 si1 = Jardine, Matheson Co Ltd

船式 syun4 sik1 = [yoga] Paripurna Navasana, Full Boat

Showing all 3 examples containing 船

個木橈只有一尺長，點用嚟撐船呀粵
How can we use a mere one-feet long paddle to punt the boat?

呢壇嘢要從長計議，小心駛得晚年船呀粵
We must consider this matter more carefully; being cautious will help us go a long way.

佢一坐嚫船就頭暈粵
He feels dizzy every time he takes a ferry.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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