大副 (dàfù) · first mate, first officer (of a ship)

Measure Word

一位大副 wèi

HSK 6

船长不在时，大副代为指挥。

Chuánzhǎng bú zài shí, dàfù dàiwéi zhǐhuī.

When the captain is absent, the first mate takes command.

HSK 7-9

大副负责船上的日常航行事务。

Dàfù fùzé chuánshàng de rìcháng hángxíng shìwù.

The first mate is responsible for the daily navigation affairs on the ship.

usage

大副 is the officer directly below the captain on a ship, equivalent to first mate or first officer. The second officer is 二副, the third is 三副.

大 dà

副 fù