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坐船 (zuò chuán): Take a boat (verb phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

坐船 consists of 2 characters.

坐 • zuò • to sit • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

zuò坐

to sit

船 • chuán • boat; ship; ferry • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

chuán船

boat; ship; ferry

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Pinyinzuò chuán

Meaningtake a boat

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxverb phrase

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Example Sentences with 坐船

Wǒ我

men们

zuò坐

chuán船

qù去

duì对

àn岸

。

We take a boat to the other shore.

Tā他

xiǎo小

shí时

hou候

jīng经

cháng常

zuò坐

chuán船

qù去

Zuò坐

chuán船

lǚ旅

xíng行

bǐ比

zuò坐

fēi飞

jī机

màn慢

wài

外

pó婆

jiā家

。

He often took a boat to his grandmother's house when he was a child.

，

dàn但

fēng风

jǐng景

gèng更

hǎo好

。

Traveling by boat is slower than by plane, but the scenery is better.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 坐船.

Words with 坐

乘坐chéng zuòto ride (in a vehicle)
坐落zuòluòSituated / located
坐下zuò xiato sit down
坐坐zuò zuoto sit for a while / to visit briefly
坐垫zuò diàncushion; seat pad
坐标zuò biāocoordinate
坐牢zuò láoto be imprisoned; to serve time in jail
坐等zuò děngto sit and wait; to wait idly

Words with 船

船只chuán zhīship
船舶chuán bóshipping; boats and ships; watercraft
轮船lún chuán(steam) ship
帆船fān chuánSailing boat / Sailboat
渔船

yú chuán

fishing boat

游船yóu chuánpleasure boat

飞船fēi chuánSpaceship

水涨船高shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāoWhen the water rises / the boat floats higher / An improvement in one's situation due to external factors