下船 (xià chuán) — to disembark, to go ashore (from a ship)
Definition
A verb-object phrase: literally 'get down + boat,' meaning to leave a ship and step onto land. Pairs with 离船 rather than 上船 (board).
verb
to disembarkto go ashore (from a ship)
Examples
- 下船。Lǚ kè men zhèng zài xià chuán.The passengers are disembarking.
- ，。Wǒ men xià le chuán, zuò chē qù jiǔ diàn.We got off the ship and took a car to the hotel.
- 。Zhè cì lǚ xíng wǒ zhī xià guò yí cì chuán.During this trip, I only disembarked once.
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