What does 船老大 mean in Chinese?

船老大 (chuán lǎo dà) means "coxswain; steersman; boatswain (bo'sun)" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 船老大?

船老大 is pronounced "chuán lǎo dà" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 3 syllables.

船老大 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

船老大 is made up of the characters 船, 老, 大. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 船老大 using our stroke order tool.

船老大

chuán lǎo dà

coxswain; steersman; boatswain (bo'sun)

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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