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汽船 Pronunciation and Pinyin

汽船 Usage and Examples

steamboat

汽船驶离时,她站在甲板上和他们挥手。

She stood on the deck and waved her hand to them as the steamer moved off.

汽船一路上停靠过好几个棕榈树掩映的港口。

The steamer calls at several palm-fringed ports along the way.

The characters in 汽船

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
汽
qì7steam or vapor
船
chuán11boat or ship

More words starting with 汽

  • qì汽huà化vaporization, evaporation
  • qì汽nuǎn暖steam heating
  • qì汽shuǐ水A carbonated, non-alcoholic drink.
  • qì汽yóu油gasoline, petrol
  • qì汽dēng灯A gas lamp.
  • qì汽niǎn碾steamroller, road roller
  • qì汽dí笛whistle, steam whistle
  • qì汽dí笛shēng声whistle, siren
  • qì汽gāng缸cylinder
  • qì汽tǐng艇motorboat, powerboat
  • qì汽chē车car, automobile
  • qì汽chē车zhì制zào造chǎng厂Auto plant, Automobile factory

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Questions about 汽船

What does 汽船 mean in Chinese?

汽船 (qì chuán) means “steamboat”.

How do you pronounce 汽船?

汽船 is pronounced qì chuán in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “steamboat” in Chinese?

“steamboat” is 汽船 (qì chuán) in Chinese.

How is 汽船 used in a sentence?

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

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