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

HSK 6

他们乘小艇到达了小岛。

Tāmen chéng xiǎotǐng dàodá le xiǎodǎo.

They reached the small island by dinghy.

HSK 7-9

渔民用小艇在近海捕鱼。

Yúmín yòng xiǎotǐng zài jìnhǎi bǔyú.

Fishermen use small boats to fish in coastal waters.

HSK 7-9

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