航船 (háng chuán) — regular inland ferry or riverboat that travels on a fixed route between towns

Definition

Examples

• 这条航船每天从小镇出发，沿河行驶到城里。
  Zhè tiáo háng chuán měi tiān cóng xiǎo zhèn chū fā, yán hé xíng shǐ dào chéng lǐ.
  This ferry departs from the small town every day and travels along the river to the city.
• 过去，航船是内陆城市之间最重要的交通工具之一。
  Guò qù, háng chuán shì nèi lù chéng shì zhī jiān zuì zhòng yào de jiāo tōng gōng jù zhī yī.
  In the past, regular riverboats were one of the most important means of transportation between inland cities.
• 现在很多人已经不再乘坐航船，而是选择火车或汽车。
  Xiàn zài hěn duō rén yǐ jīng bú zài chéng zuò háng chuán, ér shì xuǎn zé huǒ chē huò qì chē.
  Now many people no longer take the river ferry, but choose trains or cars instead.

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