mǎ tou
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  • 1

    n.wharf; dock; quay; pier; facility built parallel to the shoreline for loading and unloading freight and passengers; hoverport; shipside; jetty

    • huà láng zài mǎ tou fù jìn de cāng kù zhōng

      画廊码头附近仓库

      The gallery is in a warehouse near the docks.

    • huò lún tíng bó zài mǎ tou biān

      货轮停泊码头

      The freighter moored alongside the wharf.

    • tā men cóng mǎ tou qǐ chéng yuǎn háng

      他们码头启程远航

      They put off from the pier on a long journey.

  • 2

    n.dialport city; commercial and transportation centre

    • shuǐ lù mǎ tou

      水陆码头

      land and water wharf

Word usage

  • "码头" is often matched with measure word "个"or"座".
    • 码头

      one dock

    • 码头

      one dock

Chinese words with pinyin ma tou