油船

yóuchuán

noun #36,737

Measure Word

一艘油船 sōu

Meanings

1 oil tanker (ship)

Characters

Examples

一艘巨型油船正在港口卸货。

Yì sōu jùxíng yóuchuán zhèngzài gǎngkǒu xièhuò.

A massive oil tanker is unloading at the port.

油船泄漏导致严重的海洋污染。

Yóuchuán xièlòu dǎozhì yánzhòng de hǎiyáng wūrǎn.

The tanker leak caused serious marine pollution.

Tips

usage

油船 and 油轮 (yóulún) both mean oil tanker; 油轮 is more common in news, with 油船 the older / general-shipping term. The measure word is 艘 (sōu) for any ship.

Stroke Order

油 yóu

船 chuán