day 52by sea and by air

by sea and by air

Talk about ships, planes and freight, and link your reasons like a written text: 若/倘若 (if), 以防/免得 (in case, so as not to), 况且/加之 (besides, on top of that), 乃至 (and even), 且 (and).

today’s words

• 船舶 chuánbó · ships, vessels
• 帆 fān · sail
• 帆船 fānchuán · sailing boat
• 桨 jiǎng · oar, paddle
• 游船 yóuchuán · pleasure boat, cruise boat
• 渔船 yúchuán · fishing boat
• 停泊 tíngbó · to moor, anchor
• 航海 hánghǎi · navigation, seafaring
• 航行 hángxíng · to sail, fly (a route)
• 航运 hángyùn · shipping
• 海运 hǎiyùn · to ship by sea; sea freight
• 货运 huòyùn · freight transport
• 集装箱 jízhuāngxiāng · shipping container
• 客运 kèyùn · passenger transport
• 客流 kèliú · passenger flow
• 客机 kèjī · airliner, passenger plane
• 机舱 jīcāng · aircraft cabin
• 舱 cāng · cabin, hold (ship or plane)
• 直升机 zhíshēngjī · helicopter
• 登陆 dēnglù · to land, come ashore
• 搭乘 dāchéng · to travel by, take (transport)
• 导航 dǎoháng · to navigate; satnav
• 漂泊 piāobó · to drift, wander
• 况且 kuàngqiě · moreover, besides
• 免得 miǎnde · so as not to, lest
• 若 ruò · if (written)
• 倘若 tǎngruò · if, supposing (written)
• 若是 ruòshì · if
• 以防 yǐfáng · in case, to guard against
• 加之 jiāzhī · on top of that, in addition
• 乃至 nǎizhì · and even, up to
• 且 qiě · and, moreover (written)
• 亦 yì · also (written)

sentences

• 请系好安全带，以防飞机颠簸。 · Please fasten your seat belt in case of turbulence.
• 多带一件外套，免得着凉。 · Take an extra coat so you don’t catch cold.
• 倘若航班取消，我们就改坐火车。 · If the flight is cancelled, we’ll take the train instead.
• 台风明天登陆，很多航班都取消了。 · The typhoon makes landfall tomorrow, and lots of flights have been cancelled.
• 春节前，火车站的客流特别大。 · Before the Spring Festival, the stations are packed with passengers.