母舰

母艦
mǔjiàn
noun #28,194

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 mother ship
  2. 2 flagship vessel that carries or supports smaller craft

Examples

Hángmǔ shì hǎijūn jiànduì de mǔjiàn, fùzé dāzǎi zhàndòujī.
The aircraft carrier is the mother ship of the naval fleet, responsible for carrying fighter jets.
Xiǎoxíng qiántǐng cóng mǔjiàn shàng chūfā zhíxíng rènwù.
Small submarines launched from the mother ship to carry out missions.

Tips

memory
means 'mother' and means 'warship/vessel' — a mother ship that carries and supports smaller craft, just like a mother caring for her children.

Stroke Order

jiàn