轮船

轮船 lúnchuán

Steamship

轮船 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體輪船 lunchuan

What 轮船 means

Steamship

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Character by character

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

轮

lún

Wheel (rotate - steamship)

船

chuán

Ship (boat)

Words that share a character with 轮船

How to write 轮船

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轮船 in a sentence

他们坐轮船去了对岸。

Tāmen zuò lúnchuán qù le duì'àn.

They took a steamer to the opposite shore.

轮船在雾中缓缓前行。

Lúnchuán zài wù zhōng huǎnhuǎn qiánxíng.

The steamship moved slowly forward through the fog.

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Questions about 轮船

What does 轮船 mean in English?

轮船 is pronounced lúnchuán and means Steamship.

How do you pronounce 轮船?

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

What are the characters in 轮船?

轮船 is written with 2 characters: 轮 (lún) Wheel (rotate - steamship), 船 (chuán) Ship (boat). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 轮船 written in traditional Chinese?

輪船. The simplified form 轮船 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 輪船 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced lúnchuán.

Is 轮船 an HSK word?

Yes — 轮船 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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