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左舷 (zuǒ xián): Port side (of a ship) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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左舷 consists of 2 characters.

left (direction or side)

the sides of a boat, bulwarks; a gunwale

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Pinyinzuǒ xián

Meaningport side (of a ship)

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 左舷.

Words with 左

左边zuǒ bianHSK 2
左右zuǒ yòuHSK 4
左顾右盼zuǒgù-yòupànHSK 7-9

Words with 舷

右舷yòuxián
舷梯xiántī
舷窗xiánchuāng
船舷chuánxián

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Example Sentences with 左舷

Chuán船

zhǎng长

mìng命

lìng令

suǒ所

yǒu有

chuán船

yuán员

dào到

zuǒ左

xián舷

jí集

hé合

。

The captain ordered all crew members to assemble on the port side.