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库克船长

Kù kè chuán zhǎngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer
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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.

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Original source entry:

庫克船長 库克船长 [Ku4 ke4 chuan2 zhang3] /Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer/

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Other forms in these source records: 庫克船長

  • 库
    kù

    warehouse / storehouse / (file) library

  • 克
    kè

    to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares / to overthrow

    Kè

    abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia / (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi xī yà], Croatia / Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God

  • 船
    chuán

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

  • 长
    cháng

    long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point / forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus / spare (Taiwan pr. [zhàng])

    zhǎng

    chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.