Definition
开船 is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 开 and the object 船 can split when inserting aspect markers, complements, or measure words, e.g. 开过船 ('have sailed'), 开了一次船 ('sailed once'). The whole word means 'to set sail' or 'to sail a boat'.
v.o.
to set sailto sail (a boat)
Examples
- 开船。Wǒmen míngtiān zǎoshang liù diǎn kāi chuán.We set sail at six o'clock tomorrow morning.
- 开船，。Tā shì dì yī cì kāi chuán, yǒudiǎn jǐnzhāng.It's his first time sailing, so he's a bit nervous.
- 。Wǒmen qùnián zài zhège hú shàng kāi guò chuán.We sailed on this lake last year.
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