大副 (dà fù) — first mate (on a ship)

Definition

Examples

• 这艘船的大副有二十年的航海经验。
  Zhè sōu chuán de dà fù yǒu èr shí nián de háng hǎi jīng yàn.
  The first mate of this ship has twenty years of sailing experience.
• 大副正在检查船上的设备是否正常。
  dà fù Zhèng zài jiǎn chá chuán shàng de shè bèi shì fǒu zhèng cháng.
  The first mate is checking whether the equipment on the ship is working properly.
• 船长和大副一起制定了新的航行计划。
  Chuán zhǎng hé dà fù yì qǐ zhì dìng le xīn de háng xíng jì huà.
  The captain and the first mate together made a new navigation plan.

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