摩托艇 (mótuōtǐng): motorboat

Measure Word

一艘摩托艇 sōu

Meanings

1 motorboat
2 speedboat

Characters

摩

mó

to rub; used in transliterations (motor)

托

tuō

to support; used in transliterations (motor)

艇

tǐng

small boat; vessel

Examples

HSK 2

摩托艇比普通船快得多。

Mótuōtǐng bǐ pǔtōng chuán kuài de duō.

Motorboats are much faster than ordinary boats.

HSK 7-9

他们乘坐摩托艇在湖上疾驰。

Tāmen chéngzuò mótuōtǐng zài hú shàng jíchí.

They sped across the lake in a motorboat.

HSK 7-9

这个度假村可以租摩托艇。

Zhège dùjiàcūn kěyǐ zū mótuōtǐng.

This resort has motorboats for rent.

Tips

memory

摩托 is a loanword from 'motor', and 艇 means a small boat. So 摩托艇 is a 'motor-boat' - straightforward!

Stroke Order

摩 mó

托 tuō

艇 tǐng

Related Words

摩托车 mótuōchē #3,938

motorcycle / motorbike

摩托 mótuō HSK 5 #6,391

motor; motorbike (abbreviation) / (short for 摩托车) motorcycle

摩托车配件 mótuōchē pèijiàn

motorcycle parts / motorcycle accessories / spare parts

摩 mó #4,020

to rub / to grind / to touch

游艇 yóutǐng #5,015

yacht / pleasure boat

委托人 wěituōrén #3,785

client / principal / person who entrusts

委托 wěituō HSK 5 #3,529

to entrust; to commission / to delegate; to authorize

按摩 ànmó HSK 5 #3,156

massage; to massage

托 tuō HSK 6 #2,375

to hold up; to support (with the palm) / to entrust; to ask someone to do something / to use as a pretext

拜托 bàituō HSK 7-9 #405

to request someone to do something / please! (earnest request) / come on! (exasperation)