Chinese Word: 艘 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

艘HSK 6

Pinyin: sōu

English Definition: classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sao1]

Chinese Definition:
①量词，指船只：三艘轮船。[合]粮艘(运粮船。)

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 舟

Pictophonetic: 叟 indicates the sound; 舟 (ship) conveys the meaning.

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1		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 yuè guò 越过 le 了 dà yáng 大洋。 The ship sailed across the ocean.
2		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 yào 要 qù 去 ào dà lì yà 澳大利亚。 The ship is going to Australia.
3		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 huǎn huǎn 缓缓 jiē jìn 接近 le 了 gǎng kǒu 港口。 The ship approached the harbor slowly.
4		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 de 的 chuán zhǎng 船长 fēi cháng 非常 yǒu 有 jīng yàn 经验。 The captain of the ship was very experienced.
5		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 de 的 háng xíng 航行 shí jiān 时间 yǒu 有 liǎng tiān 两天。 The sailing time of the ship is two days.

1		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 yuè guò 越过 le 了 dà yáng 大洋。 The ship sailed across the ocean.
2		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 yào 要 qù 去 ào dà lì yà 澳大利亚。 The ship is going to Australia.
3		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 huǎn huǎn 缓缓 jiē jìn 接近 le 了 gǎng kǒu 港口。 The ship approached the harbor slowly.
4		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 de 的 chuán zhǎng 船长 fēi cháng 非常 yǒu 有 jīng yàn 经验。 The captain of the ship was very experienced.
5		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 de 的 háng xíng 航行 shí jiān 时间 yǒu 有 liǎng tiān 两天。 The sailing time of the ship is two days.