船chuánboat; vessel; ship

1. 1.

   boat; vessel; shipnoun

• 船boat; vessel; ship

坐船 means going by boat, and 条 can count 船, as in 一条小船.

1. HSK 1

   我们坐船去。

   Wǒmen zuò chuán qù.

   We are going by boat.

2. HSK 2

   这是一条小船。

   Zhè shì yì tiáo xiǎo chuán.

   This is a small boat.

3. HSK 1

   船很大。

   Chuán hěn dà.

   The boat is very big.

4. HSK 3

   小船很安全。

   Xiǎo chuán hěn ānquán.

   The small boat is safe.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   明天我们怎么去？

   Míngtiān wǒmen zěnme qù?

   How are we going tomorrow?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我们坐船去。

   Wǒmen zuò chuán qù.

   We are going by boat.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   船大吗？

   Chuán dà ma?

   Is the boat big?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   不大，是一条小船。

   Bú dà, shì yì tiáo xiǎo chuán.

   Not big. It is a small boat.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   小船安全吗？

   Xiǎo chuán ānquán ma?

   Is the small boat safe?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   安全。船开得很慢。

   Ānquán. Chuán kāi de hěn màn.

   It is safe. The boat goes very slowly.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我们坐___去。(We are going by boat.)

   A船B水C个
2. 2.Which sentence means "This is a small boat"?

   A这是一条小船。B我在家。C他很大。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 小___很安全。(The small boat is safe.)

   A船B是C的

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Related words

• 坐zuòto sitHSK 1
• 去qùto goHSK 1
• 水shuǐwaterHSK 1
• 大dàbig; large; greatHSK 1
• 小xiǎosmall; tinyHSK 1
• 条tiáoclassifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)HSK 2

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