皮划艇 (píhuátǐng): canoe

Measure Word

一条皮划艇 tiáo

Meanings

1 canoe
2 kayak
3 canoeing and kayaking (sports)

Characters

Examples

他喜欢在湖上划皮划艇。

Tā xǐhuān zài hú shàng huá píhuátǐng.

He likes to paddle a kayak on the lake.

皮划艇是奥运会的项目之一。

Píhuátǐng shì Àoyùnhuì de xiàngmù zhī yī.

Canoeing is one of the Olympic events.

Tips

memory

Literally 'leather-paddle-boat': originally these boats were made by stretching skins (皮) over a frame, which is exactly how Inuit kayaks were built.

Stroke Order

皮 pí

划 huà

艇 tǐng

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