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水手

shuǐ shǒu · shui shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. mariner
  2. sailor
  3. seaman
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The sailor outfit

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)这(zhè)身(shēn)衣服(yīfu)，像(xiàng)水手(shuǐshǒu)一样(yīyàng)！

    That outfit makes you look like a sailor!

  2. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)看(kàn)了(le)一部(yībù)水手(shuǐshǒu)电影(diànyǐng)。

    Thanks! I watched a sailor movie yesterday.

  3. Liangliang

    水手(shuǐshǒu)都(dōu)会(huì)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What can sailors do?

  4. Dengdeng

    他们(tāmen)会(huì)开船(kāichuán)，还(hái)会(huì)打(dǎ)很多(hěnduō)种(zhǒng)结(jié)。

    They can sail and tie many kinds of knots.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)系(xì)一下(yīxià)鞋带(xiédài)吧(ba)。

    Then help me tie my shoelace.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)电影(diànyǐng)里(lǐ)没(méi)看到(kàndào)他们(tāmen)系(xì)鞋带(xiédài)。

    I did not see them tie shoelaces in the movie.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)位(wèi)水(shuǐ)手(shǒu)在(zài)船(chuán)上(shàng)工(gōng)作(zuò)了(le)二(èr)十(shí)年(nián)。

That sailor worked on ships for twenty years.

02

老(lǎo)水(shuǐ)手(shǒu)给(gěi)孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)讲(jiǎng)海(hǎi)上(shàng)的(de)故(gù)事(shi)。

The old sailor told the children stories about the sea.

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