油船

yóuchuán

noun #36,737

Measure Word

一艘油船 sōu

Meanings

1 oil tanker (ship)

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

一艘巨型油船正在港口卸货。

Yì sōu jùxíng yóuchuán zhèngzài gǎngkǒu xièhuò.

A massive oil tanker is unloading at the port.

HSK 7-9

油船泄漏导致严重的海洋污染。

Yóuchuán xièlòu dǎozhì yánzhòng de hǎiyáng wūrǎn.

The tanker leak caused serious marine pollution.

Tips

usage

油船 and 油轮 (yóulún) both mean oil tanker; 油轮 is more common in news, with 油船 the older / general-shipping term. The measure word is 艘 (sōu) for any ship.

Stroke Order

油 yóu

船 chuán