小艇

xiǎotǐng

noun #22,776

Measure Word

一艘小艇 sōu

Meanings

1 small boat
2 dinghy
3 skiff

Characters

boat / vessel / craft

Examples

他们乘小艇到达了小岛。

Tāmen chéng xiǎotǐng dào dá le xiǎo dǎo.

They reached the small island by dinghy.

渔民用小艇在近海捕鱼。

Yúmín yòng xiǎotǐng zài jìnhǎi bǔ yú.

Fishermen use small boats to fish in coastal waters.

海面上漂着几艘废弃的小艇。

Hǎimiàn shàng piāo zhe jǐ sōu fèiqì de xiǎotǐng.

A few abandoned small boats were floating on the sea.

Tips

memory

小 (small) + 艇 (boat/vessel). The character 艇 always refers to a streamlined watercraft — think of 潜艇 (submarine) and 快艇 (speedboat) using the same character.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

艇 tǐng