栈桥 (zhàn qiáo) — loading pier, platform (extending into water for docking or loading/unloading)
Definition
栈桥 is a pier or platform built out over water, used for loading/unloading ships or boarding boats. Example shows it can also serve as a tourist walkway from shore to moored vessels.
noun
loading pierplatform (extending into water for docking or loading/unloading)
Measure word · 座
Examples
- 栈桥。Zhè sōu lún chuán zhèng tíng kào zài zhàn qiáo páng biān xiè huò.This ship is docked next to the loading pier unloading cargo.
- 栈桥。Yóu kè cóng zhàn qiáo zǒu xiàng tíng bó de yóu chuán.Tourists walk from the platform toward the moored cruise ship.
- 栈桥，。Zhè ge zhàn qiáo jiàn yú shàng shì jì chū qī, zhì jīn réng zài shǐ yòng.This pier was built in the early 20th century and is still in use today.
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