下船

xiàchuán

verb #13,499

Meanings

1 to disembark (from a ship)
2 to get off a boat

Characters

to descend; to get off

Examples

乘客们开始下船了。

Chéngkè men kāishǐ xiàchuán le.

The passengers started to disembark.

到了码头，我们就可以下船了。

Dào le mǎtou, wǒmen jiù kěyǐ xiàchuán le.

Once we reach the dock, we can get off the boat.

Tips

grammar

下 + vehicle is the standard pattern for getting off transport: 下车 (get out of a car), 下船 (get off a boat), 下飞机 (get off a plane). The opposite is 上 + vehicle.

Stroke Order

下 xià

船 chuán