chuan2
variant of 船

chuan2
boat; vessel; ship

strokes 11
radical
strokes after radical 5
昂船洲 昂船洲 ang2 chuan2 zhou1
Stonecutters Island

靶船 靶船 ba3 chuan2
target ship

包船 包船 bao1 chuan2
to charter a ship

兵船 兵船 bing1 chuan2
man-of-war; naval vessel; warship

冰船 冰船 bing1 chuan2
ice breaker (ship)

驳船 駁船 bo2 chuan2
barge; lighter

补给船 補給船 bu3 ji3 chuan2
supply ship

捕鲸船 捕鯨船 bu3 jing1 chuan2
whaler; whale catcher

草船借箭 草船借箭 cao3 chuan2 jie4 jian4
lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义); fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

测量船 測量船 ce4 liang2 chuan2
survey vessel

车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直 che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4 - chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2
lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current. (idiom); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on

沉船 沉船 chen2 chuan2
shipwreck; sunken boat; sinking ship

沉船事故 沉船事故 chen2 chuan2 shi4 gu4
a shipwreck; a sinking

乘船 乘船 cheng2 chuan2
to embark; to travel by ship; to ferry

充气船 充氣船 chong1 qi4 chuan2
inflatable boat

船帮 船幫 chuan2 bang1
side of boat or ship; gunwale

船舶 船舶 chuan2 bo2
shipping; boats

船埠 船埠 chuan2 bu4
wharf; quay

船舱 船艙 chuan2 cang1
hold of ship

船厂 船廠 chuan2 chang3
shipyard; shipbuilder's yard

船到江心,补漏迟 船到江心,補漏遲 chuan2 dao4 jiang1 xin1 - bu3 lou4 chi2
It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)

船到码头,车到站 船到碼頭,車到站 chuan2 dao4 ma3 tou2 - che1 dao4 zhan4
The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.; The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)

船到桥门自会直 船到橋門自會直 chuan2 dao4 qiao2 men2 zi4 hui4 zhi2
lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem; no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)

船到桥头自然直 船到橋頭自然直 chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2
lit. when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (proverb); fig. everything will be all right; cf 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直

船底座 船底座 chuan2 di3 zuo4
Carina (constellation)

船东 船東 chuan2 dong1
ship owner

船队 船隊 chuan2 dui4
fleet (of ships)

船舵 船舵 chuan2 duo4
rudder; helm of a ship

船帆 船帆 chuan2 fan1
sail

船帆座 船帆座 chuan2 fan1 zuo4
Vela (constellation)

船方 船方 chuan2 fang1
ship (commerce)

船夫 船夫 chuan2 fu1
boatman

船工 船工 chuan2 gong1
boatman; boat builder

船户 船戶 chuan2 hu4
boatman; boat dweller

船货 船貨 chuan2 huo4
cargo

船籍 船籍 chuan2 ji2
ship's registry

船籍港 船籍港 chuan2 ji2 gang3
ship's port of registry

船家 船家 chuan2 jia1
person who lives and makes a living on a boat; boatman; boat dweller

船舰 船艦 chuan2 jian4
navy vessel; (coast guard) patrol boat

船缆 船纜 chuan2 lan3
ship's hawser; rigging

船老大 船老大 chuan2 lao3 da4
coxswain; steersman; boatswain (bo'sun)

船民 船民 chuan2 min2
people who live and make a living on boats

船篷 船篷 chuan2 peng2
ship's sail

船票 船票 chuan2 piao4
ship ticket

船山 船山 chuan2 shan1
Chuanshan district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市, Sichuan

船山区 船山區 chuan2 shan1 qu1
Chuanshan district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市, Sichuan

船上交货 船上交貨 chuan2 shang4 jiao1 huo4
Free On Board (FOB) (transportation)

船艄 船艄 chuan2 shao1
stern of boat

船身 船身 chuan2 shen1
hull; body of a ship

船首 船首 chuan2 shou3
ship's bow

船梯 船梯 chuan2 ti1
ship's ladder

船体 船體 chuan2 ti3
hull; body of a ship

船头 船頭 chuan2 tou2
the bow or prow of a ship

船尾 船尾 chuan2 wei3
back end of a ship; aft

船尾座 船尾座 chuan2 wei3 zuo4
Puppis (constellation)

船位 船位 chuan2 wei4
ship's position

船坞 船塢 chuan2 wu4
(maritime) dock

船舷 船舷 chuan2 xian2
sides of a ship; ship's railing; fig. the dividing line between shipboard expenses and onshore freight charges

船营 船營 chuan2 ying2
Chuanying district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province

船营区 船營區 chuan2 ying2 qu1
Chuanying district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province

船员 船員 chuan2 yuan2
sailor; crew member

船运 船運 chuan2 yun4
sea freight; shipping

船运业 船運業 chuan2 yun4 ye4
shipping

船闸 船閘 chuan2 zha2
a canal lock

船长 船長 chuan2 zhang3
captain (of a boat); skipper

船政大臣 船政大臣 chuan2 zheng4 da4 chen2
Minister of Navy during Qing times

船政学堂 船政學堂 chuan2 zheng4 xue2 tang2
Fuzhou Naval College, a.k.a. Foochow Naval Dockyard School, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty

船只 船隻 chuan2 zhi1
ship; boat; vessel

船主 船主 chuan2 zhu3
ship's captain; owner of ship

渡船 渡船 du4 chuan2
ferry

渡轮船 渡輪船 du4 lun2 chuan2
ferry ship

趸船 躉船 dun3 chuan2
barge; pontoon; landing stage

帆船 帆船 fan1 chuan2
sailboat

翻船 翻船 fan1 chuan2
to capsize; (fig.) to suffer a setback or defeat

飞船 飛船 fei1 chuan2
airship; spaceship

龟船 龜船 gui1 chuan2
"turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭亂|壬辰倭乱

海船 海船 hai3 chuan2
sea-going ship

海监船 海監船 hai3 jian4 chuan2
naval surveillance vessel; maritime patrol boat

航船 航船 hang2 chuan2
ship (e.g. providing regular passenger service)

划船 划船 hua2 chuan2
to row a boat; rowing boat; rowing (sport)

火轮船 火輪船 huo3 lun2 chuan2
steamboat

货船 貨船 huo4 chuan2
cargo ship; freighter

集装箱船 集裝箱船 ji2 zhuang1 xiang1 chuan2
container ship

驾帆船 駕帆船 jia4 fan1 chuan2
sailing

舰船 艦船 jian4 chuan2
warship

脚踩两只船 腳踩兩隻船 jiao3 cai3 liang3 zhi1 chuan2
see 腳踏兩隻船|脚踏两只船

脚踏两条船 腳踏兩條船 jiao3 ta4 liang3 tiao2 chuan2
lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom); fig. to have it both ways; to run after two hares; (especially) to have two lovers at the same time

脚踏两只船 腳踏兩隻船 jiao3 ta4 liang3 zhi1 chuan2
to have a foot in both camps; to have a bet each way; to be having an affair

救生船 救生船 jiu4 sheng1 chuan2
lifeboat

浚泥船 浚泥船 jun4 ni2 chuan2
dredger

开船 開船 kai1 chuan2
to set sail

考察船 考察船 kao3 cha2 chuan2
survey ship

客船 客船 ke4 chuan2
passenger ship

库克船长 庫克船長 ku4 ke4 chuan2 zhang3
Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer

快船 快船 kuai4 chuan2
Los Angeles Clippers (NBA team)

浪船 浪船 lang4 chuan2
swingboat

龙船 龍船 long2 chuan2
dragon boat (used at 端午, the Dragon Boat Festival)

泷船 瀧船 long2 chuan2
boat or raft adapted to handle rapids; white-water raft

楼船 樓船 lou2 chuan2
ship with several decks; turreted junk

轮船 輪船 lun2 chuan2
steamship; steamer; ocean liner; ship

母船 母船 mu3 chuan2
mother ship

木船 木船 mu4 chuan2
wooden boat

破冰船 破冰船 po4 bing1 chuan2
ice breaker

弃船 棄船 qi4 chuan2
to abandon ship

汽船 汽船 qi4 chuan2
steamboat; steamship

气垫船 氣墊船 qi4 dian4 chuan2
hovercraft; air cushion vehicle

赛船 賽船 sai4 chuan2
boat race; racing ship or boat

赛龙船 賽龍船 sai4 long2 chuan2
dragon-boat race

商船 商船 shang1 chuan2
merchant ship

上船 上船 shang4 chuan2
to get on the boat

神舟号飞船 神舟號飛船 shen2 zhou1 hao4 fei1 chuan2
Shenzhou (spacecraft)

双体船 雙體船 shuang1 ti3 chuan2
catamaran

水翼船 水翼船 shui3 yi4 chuan2
hydrofoil

水涨船高 水漲船高 shui3 zhang3 chuan2 gao1
the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation

顺水推船 順水推船 shun4 shui3 tui1 chuan2
lit. to push the boat with the current; fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit

碎冰船 碎冰船 sui4 bing1 chuan2
ice breaker; same as 冰船

太空船 太空船 tai4 kong1 chuan2
spaceship

太空飞船 太空飛船 tai4 kong1 fei1 chuan2
space shuttle

铁甲船 鐵甲船 tie3 jia3 chuan2
armored ship

拖船 拖船 tuo1 chuan2
a tow; tugboat

无船承运人 無船承運人 wu2 chuan2 cheng2 yun4 ren2
non-vessel-owning common carrier (NVOCC) (transportation)

误上贼船 誤上賊船 wu4 shang4 zei2 chuan2
lit. to mistakenly board a pirate ship; to embark on a hopeless adventure

小船 小船 xiao3 chuan2
boat

小洞不堵沉大船 小洞不堵沉大船 xiao3 dong4 bu4 du3 chen2 da4 chuan2
A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.

行船 行船 xing2 chuan2
to sail a boat; to navigate

巡逻船 巡邏船 xun2 luo2 chuan2
patrol vessel; cutter

摇船 搖船 yao2 chuan2
to scull; to row a boat

摇橹船 搖櫓船 yao2 lu3 chuan2
boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)

阴沟里翻船 陰溝裡翻船 yin1 gou1 li3 fan1 chuan2
to meet with unexpected failure (idiom); to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)

邮船 郵船 you2 chuan2
mailboat; ocean liner

油船 油船 you2 chuan2
(oil) tanker; tank ship

鱼船 魚船 yu2 chuan2
fishing boat; same as 漁船|渔船

渔船 漁船 yu2 chuan2
fishing boat

渔船队 漁船隊 yu2 chuan2 dui4
fishing fleet

宇宙飞船 宇宙飛船 yu3 zhou4 fei1 chuan2
spacecraft

遇难船 遇難船 yu4 nan2 chuan2
shipwreck

晕船 暈船 yun4 chuan2
to become seasick

运输船 運輸船 yun4 shu1 chuan2
transport ship

造船 造船 zao4 chuan2
shipbuilding

造船厂 造船廠 zao4 chuan2 chang3
dockyard; shipyard

造船所 造船所 zao4 chuan2 suo3
shipyard

贼船 賊船 zei2 chuan2
pirate ship; fig. venture of dubious merit; criminal gang; reactionary faction

战船 戰船 zhan4 chuan2
warship

中国船舶工业集团 中國船舶工業集團 zhong1 guo2 chuan2 bo2 gong1 ye4 ji2 tuan2
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)

中国船舶贸易公司 中國船舶貿易公司 zhong1 guo2 chuan2 bo2 mao4 yi4 gong1 si1
China Shipbuilding Trading Corporation (CSTC)

中国船舶重工集团公司 中國船舶重工集團公司 zhong1 guo2 chuan2 bo2 zhong4 gong1 ji2 tuan2 gong1 si1
China Ship Scientific Research Center (CSSRC)

转船 轉船 zhuan3 chuan2
to transfer ships

装船 裝船 zhuang1 chuan2
shipment

租船 租船 zu1 chuan2
to charter a ship; to take a vessel on rent