画舫

畫舫
huàfǎng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 decorated pleasure boat
  2. 2 ornamented river barge (used for sightseeing or banquets)

Examples

Xīhú shàng piāo zhe jǐ sōu gǔsègǔxiāng de huàfǎng.
Several antique-style pleasure boats drifted on West Lake.
Tāmen zài Qínhuái Hé de huàfǎng shàng chī le wǎnfàn.
They had dinner on a decorated boat on the Qinhuai River.

Tips

culture
画舫 are part of classic Chinese leisure scenery, especially on the Qinhuai 秦淮 in Nanjing and West Lake 西湖 in Hangzhou. In Ming–Qing literature they were also floating restaurants and party venues for the literati.

In Pop Culture

秦淮画舫 Qínhuái huàfǎng
Qinhuai River pleasure boats
Iconic Nanjing nightlife scene celebrated in classical poetry and Ming-era novels

Stroke Order

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fǎng