HSK · Level 52
105 words
Chinese word
划船
Pronunciation
Pinyinhuá chuán
Meaning
- verbrow
Example
周末我们去划船吧。zhōu mò wǒ men qù huá chuán ba
Let's go rowing this weekend.
More examples
他不会划船，但想学。tā bú huì huá chuán dàn xiǎng xué
He can't row, but he wants to learn.
Core concept
A person propels a boat across water by making steady strokes with an oar or paddle.
Common phrases
去划船qù huá chuán
go rowing
在湖上划船zài hú shàng huá chuán
row on the lake
和朋友一起划船hé péng yǒu yì qǐ huá chuán
row with friends
Similar words
划桨huá jiǎng: Using an oar or paddle to make strokes that propel a boat through water.
划水huà shuǐ: Pushing through water with the hands or an oar to move forward.
坐船zuò chuán: Traveling from place to place as a passenger in a boat.
Definition in Chinese
用桨在水上推动小船或皮艇前进的动作，也可指这种划行的休闲或运动活动。yòng jiǎng zài shuǐ shàng tuī dòng xiǎo chuán huò pí tǐng qián jìn de dòng zuò yě kě zhǐ zhè zhǒng huá xíng de xiū xián huò yùn dòng huó dòng
Word origin
划船 (huáchuán, "to row a boat") is a transparent compound of 划 (huá, "to row or paddle") + 船 (chuán, "boat"), linking the rowing action directly to the boat being moved.
Usage tips
- English "go boating" can include simply riding in a boat, whereas this verb identifies an outing centered on actively making the boat move.
Related words
- 划船比赛huá chuán bǐ sàirowing racenoun
- 划船运动huá chuán yùn dòngrowingnoun
- 划船机huá chuán jīrowing machinenoun