船老大 chuán lǎo dà

coxswain; steersman; boatswain (bo'sun)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 91750th word

Definitions

  1. 1. coxswain
  2. 2. steersman
  3. 3. boatswain (bo'sun)

Characters

Character Meaning
船 chuán HSK 3
boat; ship; vessel
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great