航运 hángyùn shipping
shipping; transport
How to remember 航运: 航 vessel + 运 transport = shipping.
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How it is used
- Shipping / marine transport as an industry - 航运公司 (hángyùn gōngsī) a shipping line, 国际航运 (guójì hángyùn) international shipping.
- The commercial carriage of goods and passengers by sea; an economic-sector term.
- Distinct from 物流 (logistics, the whole distribution chain).