坐船

zuòchuán

verb #11,630

Meanings

1 to travel by boat
2 to take a boat

Characters

to sit; to travel by

Examples

HSK 1

你坐船还是坐飞机去？

Nǐ zuòchuán háishi zuò fēijī qù?

Are you going by boat or by plane?

HSK 6

我们坐船去了那个小岛。

Wǒmen zuòchuán qù le nàge xiǎodǎo.

We took a boat to that small island.

Tips

grammar

The 坐 + vehicle pattern is standard for transportation: 坐船 (by boat), 坐车 (by car), 坐飞机 (by plane), 坐火车 (by train).

Stroke Order

坐 zuò

船 chuán