舟 (zhōu) — (literary, written form) boat, ship
Definition
舟 is the literary, written form of 'boat' — you will only meet it in set phrases like 轻舟, 龙舟, or the idiom 逆水行舟. In everyday speech use 船.
noun
(literary, written form) boatship
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 。Tā men fàn zhōu yóu yú jiāng shàng.They went boating on the river.
- 。Yí yè xiǎo zhōu zài hú zhōng piāo dàng.A small boat drifted on the lake.
- 舟，。Xué xí rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu, bú jìn zé tuì.Learning is like sailing against the current — if you don't advance, you'll be swept back.
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