"boatman" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 船夫

Definition

船夫是指以划船、驾驶小船或渡船为职业的男子。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于文学或传统文化语境，现代日常一般用“船工”或具体职位名，不特别指女性。

Examples

The boatman rowed us across the river.

**船夫**划船带我们过河。

A boatman waited by the dock for passengers.

**船夫**在码头等着乘客。

The old boatman told us stories about the lake.

那位年老的**船夫**给我们讲了湖的故事。

We paid the boatman a few coins for the ride.

我们给了**船夫**几枚硬币作为船费。

The boatman knew every curve of the river by heart.

**船夫**对河里的每个弯道都了如指掌。

Without the help of the boatman, we would have been lost.

没有**船夫**的帮助，我们都迷路了。