航运

航運

hángyùn

noun HSK 7 #23,726

Meanings

1 shipping
2 maritime transport
3 navigation and transport

Characters

to navigate; to sail

to transport; to ship

Examples

航运是国际贸易的重要方式。

Hángyùn shì guójì màoyì de zhòngyào fāngshì.

Shipping is an important method of international trade.

这家航运公司拥有很多货船。

Zhè jiā hángyùn gōngsī yōngyǒu hěn duō huòchuán.

This shipping company owns many cargo ships.

Tips

memory

航 (navigate by sea/air) + 运 (transport) = shipping. Compare: 航空 (air travel), 航天 (space travel), 航运 (sea shipping).

Stroke Order

航 háng

运 yùn