船尾
chuán wěi
Pinyin

Definition

船尾
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chuán wěi
  1. back end of a ship
  2. aft

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

尾
wěi
  1. 1 tail
  2. 2 remainder
  3. 3 remnant
  4. 4 extremity
  5. 5 sixth of the 28 constellations
  6. 6 classifier for fish
尾巴
wěi ba
  1. 1 tail
  2. 2 colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]
船
chuán
  1. 1 variant of 船[chuán]
船票
chuán piào
  1. 1 ship ticket
九尾狐
jiǔ wěi hú
  1. 1 nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
划船
huá chuán
  1. 1 to row a boat
  2. 2 rowing boat
  3. 3 rowing (sport)
尾数
wěi shù
  1. 1 remainder (after rounding a number)
  2. 2 decimal part (of number after the decimal point)
  3. 3 mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.)
  4. 4 small change
  5. 5 balance (of an account)
尾气
wěi qì
  1. 1 exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine)
  2. 2 emissions
尾牙
wěi yá
  1. 1 a year-end dinner for employees
尾声
wěi shēng
  1. 1 coda
  2. 2 epilogue
  3. 3 end
尾部
wěi bù
  1. 1 back part
  2. 2 rear or tail section
尾随
wěi suí
  1. 1 to tail behind
  2. 2 to tag along
  3. 3 to follow on the heels of
帆船
fān chuán
  1. 1 sailboat
年尾
nián wěi
  1. 1 end of the year
从头到尾
cóng tóu dào wěi
  1. 1 from start to finish
  2. 2 from head to tail
  3. 3 the whole (thing)
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
  1. 1 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
  2. 2 through and through
  3. 3 out and out
  4. 4 from top to bottom
快船
Kuài chuán
  1. 1 Los Angeles Clippers (NBA team)
撑船
chēng chuán
  1. 1 to punt
  2. 2 to pole a boat
收尾
shōu wěi
  1. 1 to wind up
  2. 2 to bring to an end
  3. 3 to finish
晕船
yùn chuán
  1. 1 to become seasick

Idioms (20)

上贼船
shàng zéi chuán
  1. 1 lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to associate with criminals
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
  1. 1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
  2. 2 head-to-tail
  3. 3 one thing starts where the other leaves off
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
  1. 1 lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
尾大不掉
wěi dà bù diào
  1. 1 large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
  2. 2 fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
  1. 1 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
  2. 2 through and through
  3. 3 out and out
  4. 4 from top to bottom
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
  1. 1 to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 to be well pleased with oneself
  3. 3 to have a lighthearted air
有头有尾
yǒu tóu yǒu wěi
  1. 1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2 to carry things through
  3. 3 I started, so I'll finish.
有头无尾
yǒu tóu wú wěi
  1. 1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. 2 lack of sticking power
  3. 3 short attention span
水涨船高
shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo
  1. 1 the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend
  2. 2 to develop according to the situation
狐狸尾巴
hú li wěi ba
  1. 1 lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
  2. 2 to reveal one's evil nature
  3. 3 evidence that reveals the villain
狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
  1. 1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
  1. 1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2 afraid of the slightest thing
脚踏两条船
jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán
  1. 1 lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have it both ways
  3. 3 to run after two hares
  4. 4 (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
船到桥门自会直
chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí
  1. 1 lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
  2. 2 no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
船到江心，补漏迟
chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí
  1. 1 It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)
船到码头，车到站
chuán dào mǎ tóu , chē dào zhàn
  1. 1 The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.
  2. 2 The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)
草船借箭
cǎo chuán jiè jiàn
  1. 1 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
藏头露尾
cáng tóu lù wěi
  1. 1 to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
  2. 2 half-truths
虎尾春冰
hǔ wěi chūn bīng
  1. 1 lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely dangerous situation
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

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