What does 船 (chuán | chuan2) mean in Chinese?

The Chinese word

船快要開了。
chuan2 kuai4 yao4 kai1 liao3.
The ship is about to set sail.

他乘小船過河。
ta1 cheng2 xiao3 chuan2 guo4 he2.
He crossed the river in a small boat.

船上有醫生嗎?
chuan2 shang4 you3 yi1 sheng1 ma2?
Is there a doctor on board?

你可以坐船去那。
nǐ kě yǐ zuò chuán qù nà.
You can go there in a boat.

船和火车哪个跑得快？
chuan2 he2 huo3 che1 na3 ge4 pao3 de2 kuai4?
Which goes faster, a ship or a train?

這艘船掛著美國國旗。
zhe4 sou1 chuan2 gua4 zhu4 mei3 guo2 guo2 qi2.
The ship was flying the American flag.

这艘船的长度是30米。
zhe4 sou1 chuan2 de chang2 du4 shi4 30 mi3.
The length of this ship is 30 meters.

一艘船突然从雾中出现。
yi1 sou1 chuan2 tu1 ran2 cong2 wu4 zhong1 chu1 xian4.
A boat suddenly appeared out of the mist.

有個女人從船上掉進了海裏。
you3 ge4 nv3 ren2 cong2 chuan2 shang4 diao4 jin4 liao3 hai3 li3.
A woman fell from a ship into the sea.

那艘船失去平衡，翻了過來。
na4 sou1 chuan2 shi1 qu4 ping2 heng2, fan1 liao3 guo4 lai2.
Due to a lack of balance the ship turned over.

迷路的渔船安全地返回了港口。
mi2 lu4 de yu2 chuan2 an1 quan2 di4 fan3 hui2 liao3 gang3 kou3.
The lost fishing boat made a safe return to harbour.

他們把船命名為「五月花號」。
ta1 men2 ba3 chuan2 ming4 ming2 wei2 「 wu3 yue4 hua1 hao4 」.
They named the ship the Mayflower.

現代船隻只需要一小組的船員。
xian4 dai4 chuan2 zhi1 zhi1 xu1 yao4 yi1 xiao3 zu3 de chuan2 yuan2.
Modern ships only need a small crew.

汽笛声响起，船开始慢慢地驶离港口。
qì dí shēng xiǎng qǐ, chuán kāi shǐ màn màn dì shǐ lí gǎng kǒu.
A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.

骆驼，这么说吧，也就是沙漠中的船。
luo4 tuo2, zhe4 me shuo1 ba1, ye3 jiu4 shi4 sha1 mo4 zhong1 de chuan2.
A camel is, so to speak, a ship on the desert.

谣传一架宇宙飞船在上海附近被见到了。
yao2 chuan2 yi1 jia4 yu3 zhou4 fei1 chuan2 zai4 shang4 hai3 fu4 jin4 bei4 jian4 dao4 liao3.
It is rumoured that a spaceship has been seen near Shanghai.

为了参加划船比赛，一支新的队伍组成了。
wei2 liao3 can1 jia1 hua2 chuan2 bi3 sai4, yi1 zhi1 xin1 de dui4 wu3 zu3 cheng2 liao3.
A new team was formed in order to take part in the boat race.

除了乘船，就沒有其他方法可以到達那個島了。
chu2 liao3 cheng2 chuan2, jiu4 mei2 you3 qi2 ta1 fang1 fa3 ke3 yi3 dao4 da2 na4 ge4 dao3 liao3.
There is no way of reaching the island other than by boat.

在接下来的十五年里，建筑师、计划者和社区开发企业为了把三百四十六英亩的工业荒地改变成六千五百座房子、两个购物中心、一个小艇船坞、一个学校、一个高中和公用场地都会一起工作。
zai4 jie1 xia4 lai2 de shi2 wu3 nian2 li3, jian4 zhu4 shi1 、 ji4 hua2 zhe3 he2 she4 qu1 kai1 fa1 qi3 ye4 wei2 liao3 ba3 san1 bai3 si4 shi2 liu4 ying1 mu3 de gong1 ye4 huang1 di4 gai3 bian4 cheng2 liu4 qian1 wu3 bai3 zuo4 fang2 zi3 、 liang3 ge4 gou4 wu4 zhong1 xin1 、 yi1 ge4 xiao3 ting3 chuan2 wu4 、 yi1 ge4 xue2 xiao4 、 yi1 ge4 gao1 zhong1 he2 gong1 yong4 chang2 di4 du1 hui4 yi1 qi3 gong1 zuo4.
Over the next fifteen years, architects, planners and community developers will work together to transform 346 acres of industrial wasteland into 6,500 homes, two shopping centres, a marina, a primary school and college, and parkland.

	The Chinese word
	船
	is pronounced
	chuán \| chuan2
	means
	a boat, vessel, ship

	Examples:
	船快要開了。 chuan2 kuai4 yao4 kai1 liao3. The ship is about to set sail.
	他乘小船過河。 ta1 cheng2 xiao3 chuan2 guo4 he2. He crossed the river in a small boat.
	船上有醫生嗎? chuan2 shang4 you3 yi1 sheng1 ma2? Is there a doctor on board?
	你可以坐船去那。 nǐ kě yǐ zuò chuán qù nà. You can go there in a boat.
	船和火车哪个跑得快？ chuan2 he2 huo3 che1 na3 ge4 pao3 de2 kuai4? Which goes faster, a ship or a train?
	這艘船掛著美國國旗。 zhe4 sou1 chuan2 gua4 zhu4 mei3 guo2 guo2 qi2. The ship was flying the American flag.
	这艘船的长度是30米。 zhe4 sou1 chuan2 de chang2 du4 shi4 30 mi3. The length of this ship is 30 meters.
	一艘船突然从雾中出现。 yi1 sou1 chuan2 tu1 ran2 cong2 wu4 zhong1 chu1 xian4. A boat suddenly appeared out of the mist.
	有個女人從船上掉進了海裏。 you3 ge4 nv3 ren2 cong2 chuan2 shang4 diao4 jin4 liao3 hai3 li3. A woman fell from a ship into the sea.
	那艘船失去平衡，翻了過來。 na4 sou1 chuan2 shi1 qu4 ping2 heng2, fan1 liao3 guo4 lai2. Due to a lack of balance the ship turned over.
	迷路的渔船安全地返回了港口。 mi2 lu4 de yu2 chuan2 an1 quan2 di4 fan3 hui2 liao3 gang3 kou3. The lost fishing boat made a safe return to harbour.
	他們把船命名為「五月花號」。 ta1 men2 ba3 chuan2 ming4 ming2 wei2 「 wu3 yue4 hua1 hao4 」. They named the ship the Mayflower.
	現代船隻只需要一小組的船員。 xian4 dai4 chuan2 zhi1 zhi1 xu1 yao4 yi1 xiao3 zu3 de chuan2 yuan2. Modern ships only need a small crew.
	汽笛声响起，船开始慢慢地驶离港口。 qì dí shēng xiǎng qǐ, chuán kāi shǐ màn màn dì shǐ lí gǎng kǒu. A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.
	骆驼，这么说吧，也就是沙漠中的船。 luo4 tuo2, zhe4 me shuo1 ba1, ye3 jiu4 shi4 sha1 mo4 zhong1 de chuan2. A camel is, so to speak, a ship on the desert.
	谣传一架宇宙飞船在上海附近被见到了。 yao2 chuan2 yi1 jia4 yu3 zhou4 fei1 chuan2 zai4 shang4 hai3 fu4 jin4 bei4 jian4 dao4 liao3. It is rumoured that a spaceship has been seen near Shanghai.
	为了参加划船比赛，一支新的队伍组成了。 wei2 liao3 can1 jia1 hua2 chuan2 bi3 sai4, yi1 zhi1 xin1 de dui4 wu3 zu3 cheng2 liao3. A new team was formed in order to take part in the boat race.
	除了乘船，就沒有其他方法可以到達那個島了。 chu2 liao3 cheng2 chuan2, jiu4 mei2 you3 qi2 ta1 fang1 fa3 ke3 yi3 dao4 da2 na4 ge4 dao3 liao3. There is no way of reaching the island other than by boat.
	在接下来的十五年里，建筑师、计划者和社区开发企业为了把三百四十六英亩的工业荒地改变成六千五百座房子、两个购物中心、一个小艇船坞、一个学校、一个高中和公用场地都会一起工作。 zai4 jie1 xia4 lai2 de shi2 wu3 nian2 li3, jian4 zhu4 shi1 、 ji4 hua2 zhe3 he2 she4 qu1 kai1 fa1 qi3 ye4 wei2 liao3 ba3 san1 bai3 si4 shi2 liu4 ying1 mu3 de gong1 ye4 huang1 di4 gai3 bian4 cheng2 liu4 qian1 wu3 bai3 zuo4 fang2 zi3 、 liang3 ge4 gou4 wu4 zhong1 xin1 、 yi1 ge4 xiao3 ting3 chuan2 wu4 、 yi1 ge4 xue2 xiao4 、 yi1 ge4 gao1 zhong1 he2 gong1 yong4 chang2 di4 du1 hui4 yi1 qi3 gong1 zuo4. Over the next fifteen years, architects, planners and community developers will work together to transform 346 acres of industrial wasteland into 6,500 homes, two shopping centres, a marina, a primary school and college, and parkland.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org