Definition
下船 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to disembark' or 'to go ashore from a ship'. The verb 下 ('to go down') and the noun 船 ('ship') can split when adding aspect markers, measure words, or durations — for example, 下了船 ('disembarked') or 下过两次船 ('disembarked twice'). Note that in standard Mandarin, 下船 means getting off a ship, not getting on; the opposite is 上船 ('to board').
v.o.
to disembarkto go ashore (from a ship)
Examples
- 下船。Lǚkèmen zhèngzài xià chuán.The passengers are disembarking.
- ，。Wǒmen xià le chuán, zuò chē qù jiǔdiàn.We got off the ship and took a car to the hotel.
- 。Zhè cì lǚxíng wǒ zhǐ xià guò yí cì chuán.During this trip, I only disembarked once.
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