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舟

zhōu
noun #17,445

Measure Word

一叶舟 yè

Meanings

  1. 1 boat

Characters

舟
zhōu
boat

Examples

一叶扁舟在湖面上漂浮。
Yī yè piānzhōu zài húmiàn shàng piāofú.
A small boat drifted on the lake.
同舟共济,共渡难关。
Tóngzhōugòngjì, gòng dù nánguān.
In the same boat, we weather the storm together.

Tips

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舟 is literary/classical. In everyday speech, 船 (chuán) is the standard word for boat. 舟 appears mainly in idioms and poetry, like 同舟共济 (in the same boat together).

Stroke Order

舟 zhōu

Related Words

方舟 fāngzhōu #9,615
ark (as in Noah's Ark) / a large boat or vessel (literary)
木已成舟 mùyǐchéngzhōu #25,597
what is done cannot be undone / the timber has already been made into a boat / it's a done deal
同舟共济 tóngzhōu-gòngjì HSK 7 #27,542
to be in the same boat; to pull together in times of trouble
独木舟 dúmùzhōu #19,699
canoe / dugout canoe / kayak
龙舟 lóngzhōu HSK 7 #46,089
dragon boat
游艇 yóutǐng #5,015
yacht / pleasure boat
刻舟求剑 kèzhōu-qiújiàn HSK 7
to stubbornly cling to outdated methods / to fail to adapt to changed circumstances
坐船 zuòchuán #11,630
to travel by boat / to take a boat
划 huà HSK 4 #2,733
to plan; to delimit / to draw (a line); to scratch / to row (a boat) (huá)
船上 chuánshàng #2,386
on the ship / on board (a boat)
舟 zhōu
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