Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
商船
shāngchuán
Description
商船是运送货物或商品的大船。
A 商船 is a large ship that transports goods or merchandise.
我们看到很多商船在港口停着。
We saw many 商船 docked at the harbor.
Meanings
商船shāngchuán
merchant ship; commercial vessel
这艘商船装满了水果。
This merchant ship is loaded with fruit.
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Notes
- Etymology
商 (commerce) + 船 (ship), literally a ship for trade.
- Nuance
商船 refers specifically to cargo/trade ships, unlike the general word 船 (boat).
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