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

HSK 6

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.

HSK 7-9

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

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

船 chuán