船主 (chuán zhǔ) — shipowner; captain, skipper (of a boat)
Definition
船主 can mean either the owner of a ship or its captain — the owner sense is more common in commercial shipping, while the captain sense appears with smaller boats.
noun
shipownercaptainskipper (of a boat)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 船主。Zhè wèi chuán zhǔ jīng yíng yì jiā dà xíng háng yùn gōng sī.This shipowner runs a large shipping company.
- 船主。chuán zhǔ Bì xū què bǎo chuán shàng suǒ yǒu shè bèi dōu ān quán.The captain must ensure that all equipment on the boat is safe.
- 船主，。Tā dāng le èr shí nián chuán zhǔ, jīng yàn hěn fēng fù.He has been a shipowner for twenty years and is very experienced.
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