乘船

chéngchuán

verb #18,727

Meanings

1 to travel by boat
2 to take a ship
3 to ferry

Characters

to ride; to take

Examples

我们乘船去了那个小岛。

Wǒmen chéng chuán qù le nàge xiǎodǎo.

We took a boat to that small island.

乘船过河比游泳安全多了。

Chéng chuán guò hé bǐ yóuyǒng ānquán duō le.

Taking a boat across the river is much safer than swimming.

Tips

usage

乘 is a more formal word for 'to ride/take (transport)'. In casual speech, 坐船 is more common.

Stroke Order

乘 chéng

船 chuán