Definition
艘 (sōu) is the specific measure word for ships, boats, and vessels. Use it with any watercraft: fishing boats, cargo ships, warships, etc.
classifier
for ships and boats
Easily confused
- 搜sōulook-aliketo search, to look up, to seek
- 瘦shòulook-alikethin, slim (for people and animals)
Examples
- 艘。Hú shàng yǒu sān sōu yúchuán.There are three fishing boats on the lake.
- 艘。Zhè sōu huòchuán míngtiān chūfā.This cargo ship departs tomorrow.
- 艘。Tāmen zào le yì sōu xīn jūnjiàn.They built a new warship.
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