商船

shāngchuán

noun #27,223

Measure Word

一艘商船 sōu

Meanings

1 merchant ship
2 merchant vessel
3 cargo ship

Characters

commerce; trade; merchant

ship; boat; vessel

Examples

HSK 7-9

这艘商船载着货物从上海驶向欧洲。

Zhè sōu shāngchuán zài zhe huòwù cóng Shànghǎi shǐxiàng Ōuzhōu.

This merchant ship carrying goods sailed from Shanghai toward Europe.

HSK 7-9

海盗袭击了一艘商船。

Hǎidào xíjī le yī sōu shāngchuán.

Pirates attacked a merchant ship.

Tips

memory

商 means 'commerce/trade' and 船 means 'ship'. A 商船 is a 'trade ship' - one that carries goods for commercial purposes.

Stroke Order

商 shāng

船 chuán