停泊 (tíng bó) — to anchor, to moor (of a ship)
Definition
Means a ship drops anchor and stays at a port or dock. Distinct from 停 and 停车 (which are for vehicles) and 停放 (parking/mooring vehicles); 停泊 is specifically for vessels.
verb
to anchorto moor (of a ship)
Examples
- 停泊。Nà sōu dà chuán zài shēn shuǐ gǎng tíng bó le.That large ship anchored at the deep-water port.
- 停泊。Nà xiē yú chuán zhèng zài xiǎo mǎ tou tíng bó.Those fishing boats are mooring at the small dock.
- 停泊。Zhè ge gǎng kǒu yǔn xǔ chuán zhī miǎn fèi tíng bó.This harbor allows ships to anchor for free.
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