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撑船 Pronunciation and Pinyin

撑船 Usage and Examples

to punt a boat

除了整天整天地撑船,把船弄得一团糟之外,什么也不能使他高兴。

Nothing would please him but to punt all day and every day, and a nice mess he made of it.

“有一段时间,他只爱帆船,”水鼠兰特说,“后来他厌倦了,就去玩撑船。”

"Once, it was nothing but sailing," said the Rat, "Then he tired of that and took to punting."

The characters in 撑船

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
撑
chēng15prop up, support, open
船
chuán11boat or ship

More words starting with 撑

  • chēng撑bù不xià下qu去Can't take it anymore., Can't go on.
  • chēng撑bú不xià下qu去le了I can't take it anymore., I can't go on.
  • chēng撑bù不liǎo了duō多jiǔ久Won't last long, Can't hold out much longer
  • chēng撑bú不zhù住le了Can't hold on, Can't take it anymore
  • chēng撑bù不qǐ起lái来cannot support, cannot sustain
  • chēng撑sǎn伞to open an umbrella
  • chēng撑chǎng场miàn面keep up appearances, save face
  • chēng撑kāi开Prop open, Spread open
  • chēng撑de得can support, can bear
  • chēng撑de得zhù住Can hold up, Can withstand it
  • chēng撑de得huāng慌I feel stuffed, I'm too full
  • chēng撑chí持Support, Sustain

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Questions about 撑船

What does 撑船 mean in Chinese?

撑船 (chēng chuán) means “to punt a boat”.

How do you pronounce 撑船?

撑船 is pronounced chēng chuán in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to punt a boat” in Chinese?

“to punt a boat” is 撑船 (chēng chuán) in Chinese.

How is 撑船 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 撑船, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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