How to say “vessels” in Chinese
vessels, ships
“Vessels” in Chinese is 船只, chuán zhī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
船只 is read chuán zhī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 舟 “boat”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “船只”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 船只. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 台风即将来临，沿海的船只都回港口了。táifēngjíjiāngláilín,yánhǎidechuánzhīdōuhuígǎngkǒuleA typhoon is about to arrive — all the boats along the coast have returned to port.
More words from the lesson “Port and pier”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “vessels” in Chinese?
“Vessels” in Chinese is 船只, pinyin chuánzhī.
What does 船只 mean?
船只 (chuánzhī) means “vessels, ships”.
How do you write 船只?
船只 is 2 characters: 船 (chuán) — ship, boat; 只 (zhī) — measure word for animals. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 船只?
船只 is read chuánzhī. Tones: chuán — second tone, zhī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“vessels” in the lesson “Port and pier”
This word is from the topic “Travel and transport” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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