水手

shuǐshǒu

noun HSK 7 #5,778

Measure Word

一个水手 gè

Meanings

1 sailor
2 seaman

Characters

Examples

水手们在甲板上工作。

Shuǐshǒumen zài jiǎbǎn shàng gōngzuò.

The sailors are working on the deck.

他从小就梦想当一个水手。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù mèngxiǎng dāng yī gè shuǐshǒu.

He dreamed of being a sailor since he was little.

Tips

memory

水 (water) + 手 (hand/expert) — someone whose hands work the water, a sailor.

In Pop Culture

水手 Shuǐshǒu

Sailor

Hit 1993 song by Zheng Zhi-Hua (郑智化), iconic Mandopop ballad

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

手 shǒu