Definition
舟 (zhōu) is the classical / literary term for 'boat' or 'ship'. It appears in written Chinese, poetry, proverbs, and set phrases (成语), but in everyday speech the more common word is 船 (chuán). As an HSK 7 word, you'll mostly encounter 舟 in idioms like 逆水行舟 ('to sail against the current — to strive or fall back') and compounds like 舟车劳顿 ('travel-worn').
n.
(literary, written form) boatship
Examples
- 。Tāmen fàn zhōu yóu yú jiāng shàng.They went boating on the river.
- 。Yí yè xiǎo zhōu zài hú zhōng piāodàng.A small boat drifted on the lake.
- 舟，。Xuéxí rú nìshuǐ xíng zhōu, bú jìn zé tuì.Learning is like sailing against the current — if you don't advance, you'll be swept back.
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