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游轮
yóu lún



游轮
ferry


Definitions

Chinese > English
游轮
     1. Simplified form of 遊輪
遊輪yóulún
     1. n. cruise ship; cruise liner
English > Chinese
ferry
     1. 摆渡;渡口;渡船
Components
yóu
     1. to swim
           他 游 得 最 遠。 - He swam the furthest.
           他們 一起 游 向 那 艘 船。 - Together they swam to the ship.
     2. reach; part of a river
           上游 - upper reach, upstream
           下游 - lower reach, downstream
     3. Simplified form of 遊
yóu
     1. to travel; to tour
           遊客 - traveler, tourist
           旅遊 - trip, travel
     2. to wander; to roam
           遊走 - wandering, to migrate
           遊民 - vagrant, vagabond
           遊蕩 - to roam about
     3. to play
           遊玩 - to play
     4. to walk
           遊行 - to march
     5. to associate with, to have contact with
           交遊 - to have friendly relationships
     6. to persuade, to convince
           遊說shuì - to persuade
     7. to move freely
           遊刃有餘 - to do something skillfully and easily
     8. Alternative form of 游 (to swim)
     1. Simplified form of 輪
lún
     1. wheel
           齒輪 - gear
           三輪車 - tricycle
           貨輪 - cargo ship
     2. edge; rim
     3. to take turns
           輪班 - to work in shifts
           輪 到 你 了。 - It's your turn.
           我 等 咗 十 幾 分 鐘 都 仲 未 輪 到 我,真 係 離晒譜。 - I've waited for over ten minutes now and it's still not my turn; this is ridiculous.
     4. (comparing people's ages) a cycle of Chinese zodiac, twelve years
           我 比 他 大 一 輪。 - I'm 12 years older than him.
           第 二 輪 談判 - second round of talks
           一 輪 明月 - a bright moon
           一 輪 紅日 - a red sun
     5. (slang) Short for 輪姦 (to gang-rape)
     6. n. (Cantonese, finance, in compounds) warrant
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