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船员

chuán yuán · chuan yuan

Traditional 船員

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. sailor
  2. crew member
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The first-day crew

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)租了(zūle)一条(yītiáo)小船(xiǎochuán)！我(wǒ)是(shì)船员(chuányuán)，你(nǐ)是(shì)客人(kèrén)。

    We rented a little boat! I'm the crew, you're the guest.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，船员(chuányuán)，请(qǐng)带(dài)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)湖中间(húzhōngjiān)。

    OK, crew, please take us to the middle of the lake.

  3. Liangliang

    没问题(méiwèntí)！哎(āi)，这条(zhètiáo)船(chuán)怎么(zěnme)开(kāi)？

    No problem! Hey, how do you drive this boat?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)是(shì)船员(chuányuán)，你(nǐ)不知道(bùzhīdào)吗(ma)？

    You're the crew. Don't you know?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)是(shì)第一天(dìyītiān)当(dāng)船员(chuányuán)！

    Today is my first day as crew!

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2 examples
01

现(xiàn)代(dài)船(chuán)只(zhī)只(zhǐ)需(xū)要(yào)一(yì)小(xiǎo)组(zǔ)的(de)船(chuán)员(yuán)。

Modern ships only need a small crew.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

船(chuán)员(yuán)们(men)每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)要(yào)检(jiǎn)查(chá)船(chuán)上(shàng)的(de)设(shè)备(bèi)。

The crew members have to check the equipment on the ship every day.

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