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水翼船

shuǐ yì chuándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
hydrofoil
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8339815a54152fe2. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

水翼船 水翼船 [shui3 yi4 chuan2] /hydrofoil/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 水
    shuǐ

    water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[huì shuǐ] and 水性[shuǐ xìng]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment

    Shuǐ

    surname Shui / Shui ethnic group

  • 翼
    yì

    wing / area surrounding the bullseye of a target / to assist / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

    Yì

    surname Yi / alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiàng], the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)

  • 船
    chuán

    boat / vessel / ship / CL:條|条[tiáo],艘[sōu],隻|只[zhī]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.