摇船

搖船
yáochuán
verb #55,302

Meanings

  1. 1 to row a boat
  2. 2 to scull

Examples

Lǎo chuánfū shúliàn de yáochuán dù hé.
The old boatman skillfully rowed the boat across the river.
Wǒmen yáochuán dào hú zhōngyāng shǎng yuè.
We rowed the boat to the middle of the lake to admire the moon.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

yáo
chuán