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cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals
HSK 7-9
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
HSK 7-9
lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat / to burn one's boats
dragon boat / imperial boat
HSK 7-9
Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals / to collaborate towards a common end / in the same boat together
study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind
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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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boat
Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座)
lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom) / fig. what is done cannot be undone
Shenzhou (spacecraft) / Hasee (computer manufacturer)
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
lit. to push the boat with the current / fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit
to steer a boat
Zhoushan Island
Shenzhou (spacecraft)
Noah's ark
dugout / canoe / kayak
Zhouqu, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu
lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom) / fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard)
to row a boat
to race dragon boats
to go boating
travel-worn
sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)
Noah's ark
to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom); fig. The people can support a regime or overturn it.
lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times
lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb) / fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it / if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm / things can be double-edged
boat
Zhoushan, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省
lit. boat made of lily magnolia wood / poetic term for boat
fast boat
(literary) small boat; skiff


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