船舶

chuánbó

noun HSK 7 #43,354

Measure Word

一艘船舶 sōu

Meanings

1 shipping
2 boats
3 vessels

Characters

ocean-going vessel; ship

Examples

这个港口停泊着各种船舶。

Zhège gǎngkǒu tíngbó zhe gè zhǒng chuánbó.

Various vessels are moored at this port.

中国的船舶制造业发展很快。

Zhōngguó de chuánbó zhìzàoyè fāzhǎn hěn kuài.

China's shipbuilding industry is developing rapidly.

Tips

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船舶 is a formal/technical term for vessels in general. In everyday speech, people say 船 (boat/ship). 船舶 appears in news, official documents, and industry contexts.

Stroke Order

船 chuán

舶 bó