定舱 (dìngcāng): to book cargo space (on a ship…

Meanings

1 to book cargo space (on a ship or plane)
2 to reserve freight capacity

Characters

定

Examples

请提前一周向船公司定舱。

Qǐng tíqián yì zhōu xiàng chuán gōngsī dìngcāng.

Please book cargo space with the shipping company a week in advance.

旺季定舱会比较紧张。

Wàngjì dìngcāng huì bǐjiào jǐnzhāng.

Booking cargo space in peak season is rather tight.

Tips

register

Logistics/freight-forwarding jargon. 舱 means a ship's hold or aircraft cargo bay, so 定舱 is specifically reserving that space — not 订票 (booking a passenger ticket).

Stroke Order

定 dìng

舱 cāng

Related Words

预定 yùdìng HSK 7 #4,908

to reserve / to book / to schedule

定义 dìngyì HSK 7 #4,794

definition / to define

舱 cāng HSK 7 #4,553

cabin / compartment / hold (of a ship or aircraft)

定位 dìngwèi HSK 6 #4,277

to position; to locate / positioning (market, brand, GPS)

定罪 dìngzuì #5,648

to convict / to find guilty

定 dìng HSK 4 #392

to fix; to set; to decide / definite; certain; stable

定下 dìngxià #8,189

to set; to fix; to settle on / to decide on; to determine

头等舱 tóuděngcāng #8,516

first class (on an airplane or ship)

定期存款 dìngqīcúnkuǎn

fixed-term deposit / time deposit / certificate of deposit

定妆 dìngzhuāng

to set makeup (fix with powder or spray so it lasts)