风帆 (fēng fān) — sail; sailing boat, sailing ship
Definition
Literary word for a ship's sail or sailing vessel, common in written Chinese (history, literature, poetry). It is more formal and figurative than the everyday 帆.
noun
sailsailing boatsailing ship
Measure word · 艘
Examples
- 风帆，。Yuǎn chù yǒu yí piàn bái sè fēng fān, zhèng huǎn huǎn shǐ lái.There is a white sail in the distance, slowly approaching.
- 风帆。Zhè zhī fēng fān zài hú shàng yǐ jīng háng xíng le sān tiān.This sailing boat has been sailing on the lake for three days.
- 风帆。Gǔ lǎo de fēng fān xiàng zhēng zhe rén lèi tàn suǒ hǎi yáng de yǒng qì.The ancient sail symbolizes human courage in exploring the oceans.
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