Definition
划船 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to row or paddle a boat'. The verb 划 (to row/paddle) and the noun 船 (boat) can separate: you can insert aspect markers (了, 过), measure words (一次), or duration (两个小时) between them — e.g., 划了一次船 ('rowed a boat once'), 划了两个小时的船 ('rowed a boat for two hours'). Without separation, you use the compound as a whole: 去划船 ('go row a boat').
v.o.
to row a boatto paddle a boat
Examples
- 划船。Wǒmen míngtiān qù huá chuán ba.Let's go rowing tomorrow.
- 。Wǒ jīntiān zài gōngyuán de hú shàng huá le yí cì chuán.I rowed a boat on the park lake once today.
- 。Tāmen huá le liǎng ge xiǎoshí de chuán cái dào duì'àn.They rowed for two hours before reaching the opposite shore.
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