船舶 chuánbó shipping
shipping; boats
How to remember 船舶: 船 ship + 舶 large ship = shipping.
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How it is used
- Ships and vessels (collective, formal) - 船舶制造 (chuánbó zhìzào) shipbuilding, 船舶工业 (chuánbó gōngyè) the shipping industry.
- A formal cover term for watercraft as a category; everyday speech just says 船 (chuán, boat).
- Register: industry, regulation, statistics.