摩托艇

mótuōtǐng

noun #26,482

Measure Word

一艘摩托艇 sōu

Meanings

1 motorboat
2 speedboat

Characters

to rub; used in transliterations (motor)

to support; used in transliterations (motor)

small boat; vessel

Examples

他们乘坐摩托艇在湖上疾驰。

Tāmen chéngzuò mótuōtǐng zài hú shàng jíchí.

They sped across the lake in a motorboat.

这个度假村可以租摩托艇。

Zhège dùjiàcūn kěyǐ zū mótuōtǐng.

This resort has motorboats for rent.

摩托艇比普通船快得多。

Mótuōtǐng bǐ pǔtōng chuán kuài de duō.

Motorboats are much faster than ordinary boats.

Tips

memory

摩托 (mótuō) is a loanword from 'motor', and 艇 (tǐng) means a small boat. So 摩托艇 is a 'motor-boat' — straightforward!

Stroke Order

摩 mó

托 tuō

艇 tǐng