橡皮艇

xiàngpítǐng

noun #32,257

Measure Word

一艘橡皮艇 sōu

Meanings

1 rubber dinghy
2 inflatable boat
3 rubber raft

Characters

oak tree / rubber tree

small boat / vessel

Examples

他们坐橡皮艇过河。

Tāmen zuò xiàngpítǐng guò hé.

They crossed the river by rubber dinghy.

救生橡皮艇必须放在甲板上。

Jiùshēng xiàngpítǐng bìxū fàng zài jiǎbǎn shàng.

The life rafts must be placed on the deck.

Tips

memory

Break it down literally: 橡皮 (xiàngpí, 'rubber' — same word as the eraser on your pencil) + 艇 (tǐng, 'small boat'). So a rubber dinghy is just 'rubber-eraser boat.'

Stroke Order

橡 xiàng

皮 pí

艇 tǐng