舴艋 (zéměng) · small boat, skiff

Measure Word

一只舴艋 zhī

HSK 6

湖面上漂着几只小小的舴艋。

Húmiàn shàng piāo zhe jǐ zhī xiǎoxiǎo de zéměng.

A few tiny skiffs are floating on the lake.

HSK 7-9

在李清照的词里，连一只舴艋舟也载不动她的愁。

Zài Lǐ Qīngzhào de cí lǐ, lián yì zhī zéměng zhōu yě zàibudòng tā de chóu.

In Li Qingzhao’s ci, not even a small boat can carry her sorrow.

culture

Known from Li Qingzhao’s ci to the tune 武陵春: 只恐双溪舴艋舟，载不动许多愁 ‘I fear the little boats on Twin Creek cannot carry so much sorrow’.

舴 zé

艋 měng