Definition & Meaning

1.boatman; bowsman; skipper

2.the chief crewman of a wooden boat; boatheader; senior boatman

chuán lǎo dà

船 老 大

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1
n.dialboatman; bowsman; skipper
- chuán lǎo dà zǐ xì guān chá fēng hé shuǐ shì
  船老大仔细观察风和水势。
  The boatman kept a sharp eye on the wind and water.
2
n.dialthe chief crewman of a wooden boat; boatheader; senior boatman
- bà ba shuō fú yī tiáo piān zhōu de chuán lǎo dà dài tā men shùn hàn jiāng qù hàn kǒu
  爸爸说服一条“扁舟”的船老大带他们顺汉江去汉口。
  Dad persuaded the captain of a pien-tzu to take them down the Han River to Hankow.

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