汽船 (qì chuán) — steamship, steamer

Definition

Examples

• 这艘汽船是十九世纪建造的。
  Zhè sōu qì chuán shì shí jiǔ shì jì jiàn zào de.
  This steamship was built in the 19th century.
• 最早的汽船使用蒸汽机推动。
  Zuì zǎo de qì chuán shǐ yòng zhēng qì jī tuī dòng.
  The earliest steamships were powered by steam engines.
• 现在汽船已经被更先进的船只取代了。
  Xiàn zài qì chuán yǐ jīng bèi gèng xiān jìn de chuán zhī qǔ dài le.
  Now steamships have been replaced by more advanced vessels.