沉船 (chén chuán) — shipwreck (the event of a ship sinking); sunken ship (the wreckage)

Definition

Examples

• 这艘船在暴风雨中沉没，成为了一艘沉船。
  Zhè sōu chuán zài bào fēng yǔ zhōng chén mò, chéng wéi le yì sōu chén chuán.
  This ship sank in the storm, becoming a shipwreck.
• 潜水员在海底发现了一艘古代的沉船。
  Qián shuǐ yuán zài hǎi dǐ fā xiàn le yì sōu gǔ dài de chén chuán.
  Divers discovered an ancient sunken ship on the sea floor.
• 那场沉船导致了许多人丧生。
  Nà chǎng chén chuán dǎo zhì le xǔ duō rén sàng shēng.
  That shipwreck caused many people to lose their lives.

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