Meaning of 龙舟
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
lóngzhōu
- dragon boat
- imperial boat
龙舟 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
端午节要赛龙舟。
During the Dragon Boat Festival, there needs to be a dragon boat race.
Stroke order for each character
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龙 lóng · Chinese dragon · 5 strokes
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舟 zhōu · boat · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 龙舟.
| 恐龙 | kǒnglóng | dinosaur (CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]); (old) (slang) ugly person |
| 沙龙 | shālóng | salon (loanword) |
| 水龙头 | shuǐlóngtóu | faucet; tap |
| 来龙去脉 | láilóng-qùmài | (lit.) the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; caus |
| 尼龙 | nílóng | (loanword) nylon |
| 跑龙套 | pǎo lóngtào | to play a small role |
| 画龙点睛 | huàlóng-diǎnjīng | to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the |
| 刻舟求剑 | kèzhōu-qiújiàn | lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an ac |
| 同舟共济 | tóngzhōu-gòngjì | cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collabora |
| 方舟 | fāngzhōu | ark |
| 龙虾 | lóngxiā | lobster |
| 龙卷风 | lóngjuǎnfēng | tornado; hurricane |
Questions about 龙舟
What does 龙舟 mean?
龙舟 (lóngzhōu) means "dragon boat; imperial boat" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 龙舟?
龙舟 is made of 2 characters: 龙 (5 strokes), 舟 (6 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 龙舟 an HSK word?
Yes. 龙舟 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 龙舟 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 龙舟 is written 龍舟.