摇船

搖船

yáochuán

verb #55,302

Meanings

1 to row a boat
2 to scull

Characters

to shake; to wag

Examples

HSK 5

我们摇船到湖中央赏月。

Wǒmen yáochuán dào hú zhōngyāng shǎngyuè.

We rowed the boat to the middle of the lake to admire the moon.

HSK 7-9

老船夫熟练地摇船渡河。

Lǎo chuánfū shúliàn de yáochuán dù hé.

The old boatman skillfully rowed the boat across the river.

Tips

usage

摇 here means 'to sway / wag' - refers specifically to sculling with a stern oar (橹), the traditional Jiangnan technique, rather than the Western pull-oar style (划船).

Stroke Order

摇 yáo

船 chuán