转船

轉船

zhuǎnchuán

verb

Meanings

1 to transfer to another ship
2 to change ships (during a voyage)

Characters

to transfer, switch

Examples

我们要在新加坡转船去印度。

Wǒmen yào zài Xīnjiāpō zhuǎnchuán qù Yìndù.

We have to change ships in Singapore to get to India.

货物在香港转船后运往欧洲。

Huòwù zài Xiānggǎng zhuǎnchuán hòu yùnwǎng Ōuzhōu.

After being transferred to another ship in Hong Kong, the goods are shipped to Europe.

Tips

memory

Same 转 (zhuǎn, transfer/switch) you see in 转车 (zhuǎnchē, change trains/buses) and 转机 (zhuǎnjī, change planes). The pattern 转 + vehicle = 'transfer between vehicles of that type'.

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

船 chuán