帆船 fānchuán sailboat
How to remember 帆船: 帆 boat + 船 ship = sailboat.
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How it is used
- A sailboat / sailing ship - 港口停着几艘帆船 (gǎngkǒu tíng zhe jǐ sōu fānchuán) a few sailboats are moored at the harbor.
- Concrete noun; also the Olympic sport 帆船比赛 (sailing). Measure word 艘.
- Straightforward compound: 帆 (sail) + 船 (boat). Contrast 轮船 (lúnchuán, a powered steamship) - 帆船 is wind-driven.
Example sentences
- 我好久没坐帆船了。 Wǒ hǎojiǔméi zuò fānchuán le.I haven't been sailing for years.
- 汤姆正在教我怎么开帆船。 Tāngmǔ zhèngzài jiāo wǒ zěnme kāi fānchuán.Tom is teaching me to how to sail.