pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
舟
舟
zhou1
boat
strokes
6
radical
strokes after radical
0
操舟
操舟
cao1 zhou1
to steer a boat
荡舟
蕩舟
dang4 zhou1
to row a boat
独木舟
獨木舟
du2 mu4 zhou1
dugout; canoe; kayak
泛舟
泛舟
fan4 zhou1
to go boating
方舟
方舟
fang1 zhou1
ark
飞舟
飛舟
fei1 zhou1
fast boat
风雨同舟
風雨同舟
feng1 yu3 tong2 zhou1
lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times
刻舟求剑
刻舟求劍
ke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
兰舟
蘭舟
lan2 zhou1
lit. boat made of lily magnolia wood; poetic term for boat
龙舟
龍舟
long2 zhou1
dragon boat; imperial boat
木已成舟
木已成舟
mu4 yi3 cheng2 zhou1
lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom); fig. what is done cannot be undone
逆水行舟
逆水行舟
ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1
lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder
逆水行舟,不进则退
逆水行舟,不進則退
ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1 - bu4 jin4 ze2 tui4
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
扁舟
扁舟
pian1 zhou1
small boat; skiff
破釜沉舟
破釜沉舟
po4 fu3 chen2 zhou1
lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat; to burn one's boats
赛龙舟
賽龍舟
sai4 long2 zhou1
to race dragon boats
神舟
神舟
shen2 zhou1
Shenzhou (spacecraft); Hasee (computer manufacturer)
神舟电脑
神舟電腦
shen2 zhou1 dian4 nao3
Hasee (computer manufacturer)
神舟号飞船
神舟號飛船
shen2 zhou1 hao4 fei1 chuan2
Shenzhou (spacecraft)
水能载舟,亦能覆舟
水能載舟,亦能覆舟
shui3 neng2 zai4 zhou1 - yi4 neng2 fu4 zhou1
lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb); fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it; if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm; things can be double-edged
顺水推舟
順水推舟
shun4 shui3 tui1 zhou1
lit. to push the boat with the current; fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit
天舟座
天舟座
tian1 zhou1 zuo4
Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座)
同舟共济
同舟共濟
tong2 zhou1 gong4 ji4
cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common goals
吴越同舟
吳越同舟
wu2 yue4 tong2 zhou1
Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals; to collaborate towards a common end; in the same boat together
学海泛舟
學海泛舟
xue2 hai3 fan4 zhou1
sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)
学如逆水行舟,不进则退
學如逆水行舟,不進則退
xue2 ru2 ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1 - bu4 jin4 ze2 tui4
Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back
载舟覆舟
載舟覆舟
zai4 zhou1 fu4 zhou1
to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom); fig. The people can support a regime or overturn it.
舟车劳顿
舟車勞頓
zhou1 che1 lao2 dun4
travel-worn
舟曲
舟曲
zhou1 qu3
Zhugqu or Zhouqu county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu
舟曲县
舟曲縣
zhou1 qu3 xian4
Zhugqu or Zhouqu county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu
舟山
舟山
zhou1 shan1
Zhoushan prefecture level city in Zhejiang (consisting solely of islands); formerly Dinghai 定海
舟山群岛
舟山群島
zhou1 shan1 qun2 dao3
Zhoushan Island
舟山市
舟山市
zhou1 shan1 shi4
Zhoushan prefecture level city in Zhejiang (consisting solely of islands); formerly Dinghai 定海