军舰

軍艦
jūnjiàn
noun HSK 6 #18,251

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 warship
  2. 2 naval vessel

Examples

Gǎngkǒu tíng zhe hǎo jǐ sōu jūnjiàn.
Several warships are docked at the port.
Zhè sōu jūnjiàn shì zuìxīn xíng de.
This warship is the latest model.
Jūnjiàn shǐ xiàng le gōnghǎi.
The warship sailed toward the open sea.

Tips

usage
The measure word for ships is (sōu). 军舰 covers all types of warships. More specific: 航空母舰 (hángkōng mǔjiàn, aircraft carrier), 驱逐舰 (qūzhú jiàn, destroyer).
usage
军舰 (warship) vs (chuán, general boat/ship) vs 舰艇 (jiàntǐng, naval vessels, more formal/collective term).

Stroke Order

jūn
jiàn