Chinese word

船桨

Pronunciation

Pinyinchuán jiǎng

Meaning

  • nounoar

Example

他把船桨放在岸边。tā bǎ chuán jiǎng fàng zài àn biān

He put the oar by the shore.

Illustration for 船桨 (oar)

More examples

在比赛中，他不断地划着船桨。zài bǐ sài zhōng tā bú duàn dì huà zhe chuán jiǎng

In the race, he kept rowing with the oar.

Core concept

A long grip joined to a broad board, turning a person's stroke into movement across water.

Common phrases

  • 两支船桨liǎng zhī chuán jiǎng

    two oars

  • 折断船桨zhé duàn chuán jiǎng

    break an oar

  • 换船桨huàn chuán jiǎng

    change oars

Similar words

桨jiǎng: A paddle that turns a person's strokes into forward movement on the water.
橹lǔ: A large oar with a thick handle and broad blade, commonly used on larger boats.

Definition in Chinese

通过人力在水中划动以产生推进力的器具，结构为握柄与桨板，常见于小型船艇。tōng guò rén lì zài shuǐ zhōng huà dòng yǐ chǎn shēng tuī jìn lì de qì jù jié gòu wèi wò bǐng yǔ jiáng bǎn cháng jiàn yú xiǎo xíng chuán tǐng

Word origin

船 (chuán, "boat") + 桨 (jiǎng, "oar or paddle") forms a compound naming the hand-powered tool that propels a small boat.

Usage tips

  • A number normally needs a measure word before this concrete noun, and 把 (bǎ, "handled-tool measure word") is a useful pattern because the object has a grip.

Other meanings

  • paddlenoun

Related words

  • 划桨huá jiǎngrowverb

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