船长 船長 chuán zhǎng captain (of a boat) / skipper 老大 lǎo dà old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang syn 甲板 jiǎ bǎn deck (of a boat etc) 飞龙 飛龍 fēi lóng wyvern (type of dragon) syn 划船 huá chuán to row a boat / rowing / boating / small boat syn 船只 船隻 chuán zhī ship / boat / vessel syn 小船 xiǎo chuán boat syn 颠簸 顛簸 diān bǒ to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) / (fig.) to undergo a rough experience syn 渡轮 渡輪 dù lún ferry boat syn 沉船 chén chuán shipwreck / sunken boat / sinking ship 龙头 龍頭 lóng tóu faucet / tap / bicycle handlebar / chief / boss (esp. of a gang) / (referring to a company) leader / front-runner / figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龍船|龙船[long2chuan2] syn 乘务员 乘務員 chéng wù yuán attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc syn 渔船 漁船 yú chuán fishing boat / CL:條|条[tiao2] 靠岸 kào àn (of a boat) to reach the shore / to pull toward shore / close to shore / landfall 巨龙 巨龍 jù lóng gigantic dragon (lit. and fig.) / titanosaur (abbr. for 泰坦巨龍|泰坦巨龙[tai4 tan3 ju4 long2]) / (slang) big dick / schlong 游船 遊船 yóu chuán pleasure boat / cruise ship syn 漂泊 piāo bó (of a boat) to float / to drift / to lie at anchor / (fig.) to roam / to lead a wandering existence syn 生龙活虎 生龍活虎 shēng lóng huó hǔ lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom) / fig. vigorous and lively syn 火龙 火龍 huǒ lóng a lantern or torchlight procession (resembling a fiery dragon) syn 木已成舟 mù yǐ chéng zhōu lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom) / fig. what is done cannot be undone syn 划艇 huá tǐng rowing boat / racing row-boat 汽艇 qì tǐng motor boat syn 同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì cross a river in the same boat (idiom) / fig. having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals syn 停放 tíng fàng to park (a car etc) / to moor (a boat etc) / to leave sth (in a place) syn 驶往 駛往 shǐ wǎng (of a vehicle, boat etc) to travel to / to head for 风帆 風帆 fēng fān sail / sailing boat syn 赛艇 賽艇 sài tǐng boat race / racing ship or boat / rowing (sport) 初来乍到 初來乍到 chū lái zhà dào to be a newcomer / just off the boat 一条龙 一條龍 yī tiáo lóng lit. one dragon / integrated chain / coordinated process syn 龙凤 龍鳳 lóng fèng dragon and phoenix 顺水推舟 順水推舟 shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu lit. to push the boat with the current / fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit syn 推力 tuī lì driving force / impetus / thrust (of a boat or airplane engine) / repelling force 龙套 龍套 lóng tào costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs / walk-on syn 龙骨 龍骨 lóng gǔ "dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM) / breastbone (of a bird) / keel (of a ship) syn 龙争虎斗 龍爭虎鬥 lóng zhēng hǔ dòu lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom) / fierce battle between giants syn 巡逻艇 巡邏艇 xún luó tǐng patrol boat 木船 mù chuán wooden boat 拖船 tuō chuán tugboat / boat towed by a tugboat / to tow a boat syn 龙王 龍王 lóng wáng Dragon King (mythology) 蛟龙 蛟龍 jiāo lóng legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods syn 画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point syn 望子成龙 望子成龍 wàng zǐ chéng lóng lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom) / fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life / to have great hopes for one's offspring / to give one's child the best education as a career investment syn 风雨同舟 風雨同舟 fēng yǔ tóng zhōu lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom) / fig. to stick together in hard times syn 水涨船高 水漲船高 shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom) / fig. to change with the overall trend / to develop according to the situation syn 扁舟 piān zhōu (literary) small boat / skiff syn 难兄难弟 難兄難弟 nàn xiōng nàn dì brothers in hardship (idiom) / fellow sufferers / in the same boat syn 船工 chuán gōng boatman / boat builder syn 端午节 端午節 duān wǔ jié Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) syn 乌龙 烏龍 wū lóng black dragon / unexpected mistake or mishap / own goal (soccer) / oolong (tea) / (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon 龙眼 龍眼 lóng yǎn longan fruit / dragon eye fruit / Dimocarpus longan (botany) / CL:粒[li4] syn 七龙珠 七龍珠 qī lóng zhū Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series 行船 xíng chuán to sail a boat / to navigate syn 补票 補票 bǔ piào to buy or upgrade a ticket after boarding a train, boat etc / to buy a ticket for a show after having sat down in the theater 上船 shàng chuán to get on the boat 饕餮 tāo tiè ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king / zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes / gluttonous / sumptuous (banquet) syn 龙宫 龍宮 lóng gōng palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea syn 苍龙 蒼龍 cāng lóng Blue Dragon, other name of the Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙 (the seven mansions of the east sky) syn 龙纹 龍紋 lóng wén dragon (as a decorative design) 香包 xiāng bāo a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival 舞龙 舞龍 wǔ lóng dragon dance 四象 sì xiàng four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3] 画舫 畫舫 huà fǎng decorated pleasure boat 藏龙卧虎 藏龍臥虎 cáng lóng wò hǔ lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent syn 蟠龙 蟠龍 pán lóng coiled dragon 船家 chuán jiā person who lives and makes a living on a boat / boatman / boat dweller syn 龙井茶 龍井茶 lóng jǐng chá Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang 龙袍 龍袍 lóng páo dragon robe / emperor's court dress 貔貅 pí xiū mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier syn 逆水行舟 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom) / fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard) syn 船舰 船艦 chuán jiàn navy vessel / (coast guard) patrol boat 火龙果 火龍果 huǒ lóng guǒ red pitaya / dragon fruit / dragon pearl fruit (genus Hylocereus) 龙年 龍年 lóng nián Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc) 社火 shè huǒ festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc) 龙灯 龍燈 lóng dēng dragon lantern syn 休戚相关 休戚相關 xiū qī xiāng guān to share the same interests (idiom) / to be closely related / to be in the same boat syn 脚踏两条船 腳踏兩條船 jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) / fig. to have it both ways / to run after two hares / (especially) to have two lovers at the same time 荡舟 蕩舟 dàng zhōu to row a boat 竞渡 競渡 jìng dù rowing competition / boat race / swimming competition (e.g. to cross river or lake) syn 赛龙舟 賽龍舟 sài lóng zhōu to race dragon boats 龙腾虎跃 龍騰虎躍 lóng téng hǔ yuè lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom) / fig. prosperous and bustling / vigorous and active syn 帮 幫 bāng to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / upper (of a shoe) / group / gang / clique / party / secret society syn 船 chuán boat / vessel / ship / CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 搭 dā to put up / to build (scaffolding) / to hang (clothes on a pole) / to connect / to join / to arrange in pairs / to match / to add / to throw in (resources) / to take (boat, train) / variant of 褡[da1] syn 龙 龍 lóng Chinese dragon / loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur syn 幢 zhuàng classifier for buildings (Taiwan pr. [chuang2]) / (archaic) curtain hung over boat or carriage windows syn 湾 灣 wān bay / gulf / to cast anchor / to moor (a boat) syn 航 háng boat / ship / craft / to navigate / to sail / to fly syn 驶 駛 shǐ (of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast / to speed / (of a vehicle) to run / to go / (of a boat) to sail syn 舟 zhōu boat syn 辰 chén 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120° syn 鱼雷艇 魚雷艇 yú léi tǐng torpedo boat 摇船 搖船 yáo chuán to scull / to row a boat syn 虬 虯 qiú young dragon with horns syn 蛟 jiāo a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods / see also 蛟龍|蛟龙[jiao1 long2] syn 骊 驪 lí black horse / jet steed / good horse / legendary black dragon 艄 shāo stern of boat syn 雄黄酒 雄黃酒 xióng huáng jiǔ realgar wine (traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2]) 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom) / fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances syn 