舰艇

舰艇 jiàntǐng

Warship; naval vessel^†

舰艇 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體艦艇 jianting

What 舰艇 means

Warship^†
naval vessel^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 舰艇, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

舰艇 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

舰

jiàn

Warship

艇

tǐng

Small boat (yacht)

How to write 舰艇

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舰艇 in a sentence

港口停着几艘舰艇。

Gǎngkǒu tíngzhe jǐ sōu jiàntǐng.

Several naval vessels are moored in the harbour.

这批舰艇正在进行例行训练。

Zhè pī jiàntǐng zhèngzài jìnxíng lìxíng xùnliàn.

These vessels are conducting routine training.

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Questions about 舰艇

What does 舰艇 mean in English?

舰艇 is pronounced jiàntǐng and means Warship, naval vessel †.

How do you pronounce 舰艇?

舰艇 is jiàntǐng in pinyin — written jianting without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 舰艇?

舰艇 is written with 2 characters: 舰 (jiàn) Warship, 艇 (tǐng) Small boat (yacht). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 舰艇 written in traditional Chinese?

艦艇. The simplified form 舰艇 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 艦艇 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jiàntǐng.

Is 舰艇 an HSK word?

Yes — 舰艇 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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