操舟
操舟 cāo zhōu ㄘㄠ ㄓㄡ cou1 zau1
- to steer a boat
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操
舟
- 龙舟龍舟 lóng zhōu ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ lung4 zau1 dragon boat
- 刻舟求剑刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 同舟共济同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧˋ tung4 zau1 gung6 zai3 cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests
- 扁舟 piān zhōu ㄆㄧㄢ ㄓㄡ pin1 zau1 (literary) small boat; skiff
- 方舟 fāng zhōu ㄈㄤ ㄓㄡ fong1 zau1 ark
- 泛舟 fàn zhōu ㄈㄢˋ ㄓㄡ faan3 zau1 to go boating
Idioms with these characters
- 操之过急操之過急 cāo zhī guò jí ㄘㄠ ㄓ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou1 zi1 gwo3 gap1 to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
- 重操旧业重操舊業 chóng cāo jiù yè ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄘㄠ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ cung4 cou1 gau6 jip6 to resume one's old trade (idiom)
- 率尔操觚率爾操觚 shuài ěr cāo gū ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄦˇ ㄘㄠ ㄍㄨ seot1 ji5 cou1 gu1 to compose in off-hand way (idiom); to dash off
- 同室操戈 tóng shì cāo gē ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄘㄠ ㄍㄜ tung4 sat1 cou1 gwo1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
- 稳操胜券穩操勝券 wěn cāo shèng quàn ㄨㄣˇ ㄘㄠ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄢˋ wan2 cou1 sing3 hyun3 grasp it and victory is assured
- 风雨同舟風雨同舟 fēng yǔ tóng zhōu ㄈㄥ ㄩˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ fung1 jyu5 tung4 zau1 lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times
- 刻舟求剑刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 木已成舟 mù yǐ chéng zhōu ㄇㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄡ muk6 ji5 sing4 zau1 lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)
- 逆水行舟 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu ㄋㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡ jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1 lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom)
- 破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu ㄆㄛˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄡ po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat