舟 (zhōu) — (literary, written form) boat, ship

Definition

舟 is the literary, written form of 'boat' — you will only meet it in set phrases like 轻舟, 龙舟, or the idiom 逆水行舟. In everyday speech use 船.

noun

(literary, written form) boatship

Measure word · 条

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Tā men fàn zhōu yóu yú jiāng shàng.
They went boating on the river.
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Yí yè xiǎo zhōu zài hú zhōng piāo dàng.
A small boat drifted on the lake.
舟，。
Xué xí rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu, bú jìn zé tuì.
Learning is like sailing against the current — if you don't advance, you'll be swept back.

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