Dragon boat in Chinese: 龙舟 (lóng zhōu)
lóng zhōu
dragon boat
Definitions
- 1dragon boat
- 2imperial boat
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄌㄨㄥˊ
lóng
ㄓㄡ
zhōu
Simplified & traditional
龙舟
Simplified
龍舟
Traditional
Example sentences
See 龙舟 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
河上有很多人在划龙舟。
hé shàng yǒu hěn duō rén zài huà lóng zhōu。
On the river, many people are rowing dragon boats.
Related words
龙
lóng
dragon
恐龙
kǒng lóng
dinosaur
尼龙
ní lóng
nylon (loanword)
沙龙
shā lóng
salon (loanword)
跑龙套
pǎo lóng tào
to play a small role
水龙头
shuǐ lóng tóu
faucet
画龙点睛
huà lóng diǎn jīng
to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom)
刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom)
来龙去脉
lái lóng qù mài
the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
同舟共济
tóng zhōu gòng jì
cross a river in the same boat (idiom)
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