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划船

huá chuán · hua chuan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to row a boat
  2. rowing; boating
  3. small boat
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In a conversation

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Going in circles

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)划船(huáchuán)吧(ba)！

    Let us go rowing in the park this weekend!

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)。划船(huáchuán)累(lèi)不(bù)累(lèi)？

    Sure. Is rowing tiring?

  3. Liangliang

    不(bù)累(lèi)，很(hěn)好玩(hǎowán)。我(wǒ)来(lái)划(huá)，你(nǐ)来(lái)拍照(pāizhào)。

    Not tiring, it is fun. I will row and you take photos.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)。哎(āi)，我们(wǒmen)怎么(zěnme)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)原地(yuándì)转圈(zhuànquān)？

    OK. Hey, why are we going around in circles in the same place?

  5. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)只会(zhǐhuì)划(huá)一边(yībiān)！

    Because I only know how to row one side!

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In a sentence

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01

为(wèi)了(le)参(cān)加(jiā)划(huá)船(chuán)比(bǐ)赛(sài)，一(yì)支(zhī)新(xīn)的(de)队(duì)伍(wǔ)组(zǔ)成(chéng)了(le)。

A new team was formed in order to take part in the boat race.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

周(zhōu)末(mò)我(wǒ)们(men)打(dǎ)算(suàn)去(qù)公(gōng)园(yuán)的(de)湖(hú)上(shàng)划(huá)船(chuán)。

On the weekend we plan to go rowing on the lake in the park.

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划
huá

to row; to paddle

船
chuán

boat; vessel

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