Chinese Word of the Day

独木舟
dú mù zhōu

canoe

Definitions

Chinese > English
独木舟	dúmùzhōu
1. n. kayak; canoe
English > Chinese
canoe
1. 独木舟
2. 圆木舟
3. 皮舟
4. 划独木舟
5. 独乘木舟
Components
独	dú
1. alone; single; solitary
獨自 - by oneself
2. the old and childless
木	mù
(zh-syn, 樹)
樹木 - tree
1. wood; timber
木頭tou - log
2. wooden
3. simple; plain; slow; emotionless
4. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of 沒)
有木有 - d'ya have…
5. numb
麻木 - numb, insensitive
舟	zhōu
1. (historical vehicles) Dugout canoe
2. (vehicles) Similarly-shaped boats; a small barge.
3. (vehicles, inexact) Any boat or ship.
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