开船 (kāi chuán) — to set sail; to sail (a boat)
Definition
A verb-object phrase meaning to set sail or to sail a boat. Unlike 坐船 (take a boat as a passenger), 开船 is about piloting or departing.
verb
to set sailto sail (a boat)
Examples
- 开船。Wǒ men míng tiān zǎo shàng liù diǎn kāi chuán.We set sail at six o'clock tomorrow morning.
- 开船，。Tā shì dì yī cì kāi chuán, yǒu diǎn jǐn zhāng.It's his first time sailing, so he's a bit nervous.
- 。Wǒ men qù nián zài zhè ge hú shàng kāi guò chuán.We sailed on this lake last year.
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