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码头

mǎ tóu · ma tou

Traditional 碼頭

HSK 5Old HSK 6Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. dock
  2. pier
  3. wharf
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In a conversation

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  1. Dengdeng

    周末(zhōumò)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)码头(mǎtóu)钓鱼(diàoyú)吧(ba)！

    This weekend let's go fishing at the pier!

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，码头(mǎtóu)那边(nàbian)人(rén)多(duō)吗(ma)？

    Great. Are there many people at the pier?

  3. Dengdeng

    人(rén)不(bù)多(duō)，我们(wǒmen)坐(zuò)在(zài)码头(mǎtóu)边上(biānshàng)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    Not many. We can just sit at the edge of the pier.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)钓(diào)到(dào)了(le)！好(hǎo)重(zhòng)！

    I caught something! It's so heavy!

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is it?

  6. Liangliang

    是(shì)一(yī)只(zhī)鞋(xié)！

    It's a shoe!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

货(huò)船(chuán)慢(màn)慢(màn)靠(kào)上(shàng)了(le)码(mǎ)头(tóu)。

The cargo ship slowly pulled up to the dock.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)码(mǎ)头(tóu)等(děng)船(chuán)等(děng)了(le)一(yí)个(ge)小(xiǎo)时(shí)。

We waited at the pier for an hour for the boat.

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