船 (syun4) — ship; boat; vessel; craft; ferry; barge in Cantonese
syunˎ₄船Mandarin Pinyin: chuan2
Meaning of 船
nounship; boat; vessel; craft; ferry; barge
Example Sentences with 船
個木橈只有一尺長，點用嚟撐船呀
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
We must consider this matter more carefully; being cautious will help us go a long way.
keoiˏ₅佢jatˉ¹一coˏ₅坐canˉ¹嚫syunˎ₄船zauˍ₆就tauˎ₄頭wanˎ₄暈
He feels dizzy every time he takes a ferry.
syunˎ₄船dou˗₃到ngonˍ₆岸laa˗₃喇。
The boat has reached the shore!
gaa˗₃架feiˉ¹飛sanˎ₄船houˊ²好faai3.快。
That spaceship is very fast.
Words Containing 船
船隻syun4 zek3
ships; vessels
貨櫃船fo3 gwai6 syun4
container ship
汽船hei3 syun4
steamboat; steamship
船到橋頭自然直syun4 dou3 kiu4 tau4 zi6 jin4 zik6
a ship will straighten on its own when it reaches the bridge
大船daai6 syun4
ship
睇龍船tai2 lung4 syun4
to watch dragon boat races
宇宙飛船jyu5 zau6 fei1 syun4
spacecraft
香蕉船hoeng1 ziu1 syun4
a banana split (lit., "banana boat")
小船siu2 syun4
boat
船家syun4 gaa1
one who owns a boat and makes a living as a boatman; boatman
木船muk6 syun4
a wooden boat
船東syun4 dung1
shipowner
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