"boatmen" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 船夫

Definition

专门划船或操作小船、通常载人或货物横渡江河湖泊的男性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

古老、正式用语，通常指操作手划船或小型渡船的男性。在现代常用“船工”或“船员”。在文学和地方口语中较常见。

Examples

The boatmen rowed us across the river.

**船夫**把我们划到了河对岸。

Several boatmen waited by the dock for passengers.

有几位**船夫**在码头等乘客。

The old boatmen knew every part of the lake.

那些年长的**船夫**熟悉湖里的每一个地方。

Locals say the boatmen can predict a storm just by looking at the water.

当地人说**船夫**只要看水就能判断是否有风暴。

The boat tour wouldn’t be the same without the stories from the boatmen.

没有**船夫**讲故事，船上游览就变得平淡无奇。

After sunset, you could hear the laughter of the boatmen echoing over the river.

日落后，你能听到**船夫**的笑声在河面上回荡。