舟船

zhōuchuán

noun

Measure Word

一艘舟船 sōu

Meanings

1 boat
2 boats and ships (collective)

Characters

boat (literary)

Examples

HSK 3

古代南方的交通主要靠舟船。

Gǔdài nánfāng de jiāotōng zhǔyào kào zhōuchuán.

In ancient times, transportation in the south relied mainly on boats.

HSK 6

湖面上舟船往来不断。

Húmiàn shàng zhōuchuán wǎnglái bùduàn.

Boats come and go without pause on the lake.

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Literary/written. 舟 (zhōu, classical word for boat) and 船 (chuán, the everyday word) are stacked together as a collective. Modern spoken Chinese just says 船 or 小船. 舟船 fits poetry, travel essays, and historical writing.

Stroke Order

舟 zhōu

船 chuán