Ports & Shipping – Chinese Vocabulary

jiùshēngyī

Life jacket

chuánwù

Dock

duò

Rudder

mùfá

Raft

sān tǐ chuán

Trimaran

shuāng tǐ chuán

Catamaran

gǎngkǒu

Port

kèyùn mǎtóu

Passenger terminal

dùkǒu

Ferry terminal

mǎtóu

Pier

huáchuán

Rowing

sànbù jiǎbǎn

Promenade deck

yùndòng jiǎbǎn

Sports deck

xià jiǎbǎn

Lower deck

hòu jiǎbǎn

Afterdeck / Aft deck

qián jiǎbǎn

Foredeck

zhǔ jiǎbǎn

Main deck

jiǎbǎn

Deck

shàng jiǎbǎn

Upper deck

cāoduò tái

Helm / Wheelhouse

fān

Sail

qìtǐng

Motorboat

máo

Anchor

diàochuáng

Hammock

zhuǎn bì qǐzhòngjī

Derrick crane

qǐzhòngjī

Crane

hǎigǎng

Seaport

yú gǎng

Fishing port

jízhuāngxiāng gǎng

Container port

dàodá gǎng

Port of arrival

réngōng gǎng

Artificial harbor

bù dòng gǎng

Ice-free port

nèihé gǎng

Inland port

tiānrán gǎng

Natural harbor

chuánshàng xiǎomàibù

Ship shop

zìyóugǎng

Free port

chéngjǐng

Railway police

dùchuán mǎtóu

Ferry pier

zhí mǎtóu

Direct pier

xiántī

Boarding stairs

luóxuánjiǎng

Propeller

jūnjiàn

Warship

chénmò

Sinking

pùwèi

Berth

jiàshǐ zuò

Driving seat

shǒu háng

Maiden voyage

shìháng

Trial voyage

lúnjī zhǎng

Chief engineer

dùchuán gōng

Ferry worker

jízhuāngxiāng

Container

zhǔ wéi

Main mast

hòu wéi

Rear mast

shāng wéi

Middle mast

qián wéi

Foremast

wéi

Mast

chuánwěi qígān

Stern flagpole

chuánshǒu qígān

Bow flagpole

chéng duò zhǔ

Helmsman

wéi shàng liàowàng tái

Mast lookout

lǎnsuǒ

Cable

jiùshēngdài

Lifeline

dà wéi zhī suǒ

Main mast stay

túdī

Pier

fáng làng dī

Breakwater

gǎng dēng

Port light

hángxíng dēng

Navigation light

qián wéi dēng

Foremast light

cāoduò lún

Steering wheel

dùchuán

Ferry

yóutǐng

Yacht

jiùshēng qìcái

Lifesaving equipment

chuánwěi

Stern

hángdào

Channel

jiǎbǎn tǎngyǐ

Deck chair

jiāng jià

Spar

yángfān

Hoist sails

xià pù

Lower berth

shàng pù

Upper berth

xià fán

Lower sails

hǎi tú

Nautical chart

chéngkè

Passenger

yǐn shuǐ yuán

Pilot

jiǎbǎn cāng

Deck cabin

jiù shēng cāng

Lifeboat cabin

fángshuǐ cāng

Watertight compartment

huòcāng

Cargo hold

èr děng cāng

Economy class

yī děng cāng

First class

tèděng kècāng

First-class cabin

kècāng

Cabin

hòu cāng

Aft cabin

chuáncāng

Cabin

chuányuán cāng

Crew cabin

tǒng cāng

General cabin

qǐ háng

Set sail

nèi lónggǔ

Keel

lónggǔ

Dragon bone (龙骨)

liù fēn yí

Sextant

luópán

Compass