航运

航運

hángyùn

noun HSK 7-9 #23,726

Meanings

1 shipping
2 maritime transport
3 navigation and transport

Characters

to navigate; to sail

to transport; to ship

Examples

HSK 5

航运是国际贸易的重要方式。

Hángyùn shì guójì màoyì de zhòngyào fāngshì.

Shipping is an important method of international trade.

HSK 5

这家航运公司拥有很多货船。

Zhèjiā hángyùn gōngsī yōngyǒu hěnduō huòchuán.

This shipping company owns many cargo ships.

Tips

memory

航 (navigate by sea/air) + 运 (transport) = shipping. Compare: 航空 (air travel), 航天 (space travel), 航运 (sea shipping).

Stroke Order

航 háng

运 yùn