| 1 | 船 | 舩 | chuán | chuan2 | boat; vessel; ship; Classifiers: 条 ; variant of 船 | | |
| 2 | 船舶 | 船舶 | chuán bó | chuan2 bo2 | shipping; boats | | |
| 3 | 轮船 | 輪船 | lún chuán | lun2 chuan2 | steamship; steamer; ocean liner; ship; Classifiers: 艘 | | |
| 4 | 船长 | 船長 | chuán zhǎng | chuan2 zhang3 | captain (of a boat); skipper | | |
| 5 | 飞船 | 飛船 | fēi chuán | fei1 chuan2 | airship; spaceship | | |
| 6 | 船头 | 船頭 | chuán tóu | chuan2 tou2 | the bow or prow of a ship | | |
| 7 | 小船 | 小船 | xiǎo chuán | xiao3 chuan2 | boat | | |
| 8 | 船只 | 船隻 | chuán zhī | chuan2 zhi1 | ship; boat; vessel | | |
| 9 | 渔船 | 漁船 | yú chuán | yu2 chuan2 | fishing boat; same as 渔船 ; fishing boat; Classifiers: 条 | | |
| 10 | 上船 | 上船 | shàng chuán | shang4 chuan2 | to get on the boat | | |
| 11 | 商船 | 商船 | shāng chuán | shang1 chuan2 | merchant ship | | |
| 12 | 造船 | 造船 | zào chuán | zao4 chuan2 | shipbuilding | | |
| 13 | 宇宙飞船 | 宇宙飛船 | yǔ zhòu fēi chuán | yu3 zhou4 fei1 chuan2 | spacecraft | | |
| 14 | 船舱 | 船艙 | chuán cāng | chuan2 cang1 | hold of ship | | |
| 15 | 撑船 | 撐船 | chēng chuán | cheng1 chuan2 | to punt; to pole a boat | | |
| 16 | 上贼船 | 上賊船 | shàng zéi chuán | shang4 zei2 chuan2 | lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom); fig. to associate with criminals | | |
| 17 | 租船 | 租船 | zū chuán | zu1 chuan2 | to charter a ship; to take a vessel on rent | | |
| 18 | 沉船事故 | 沉船事故 | chén chuán shì gù | chen2 chuan2 shi4 gu4 | a shipwreck; a sinking | | |
| 19 | 沉船 | 沉船 | chén chuán | chen2 chuan2 | shipwreck; sunken boat; sinking ship | | |
| 20 | 车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 | 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直 | chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí | che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4 , chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2 | lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current. (idiom); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night. | | |
| 21 | 驳船 | 駁船 | bó chuán | bo2 chuan2 | barge; lighter | | |
| 22 | 兵船 | 兵船 | bīng chuán | bing1 chuan2 | ice breaker (ship); man-of-war; naval vessel; warship | | |
| 23 | 船到江心,补漏迟 | 船到江心,補漏遲 | chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí | chuan2 dao4 jiang1 xin1 , bu3 lou4 chi2 | It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 船到码头,车到站 | 船到碼頭,車到站 | chuán dào mǎ tóu , chē dào zhàn | chuan2 dao4 ma3 tou2 , che1 dao4 zhan4 | The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.; The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom) | | |
| 25 | 船到桥门自会直 | 船到橋門自會直 | chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí | chuan2 dao4 qiao2 men2 zi4 hui4 zhi2 | lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem; no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom) | | |