Meaning of chuán:
船
boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]; variant of 船[chuan2]
Tāmen zhèngzài hú shàng huá zhe chuán.
他们正在湖上划着船。
They are rowing a boat on the lake.
Nà sōu chuán zài hǎi shàng hángxíng.
那艘船在海上航行。
That vessel is sailing on the sea.
Zhè sōu chuán zài dàhǎi shàng xíngshǐ.
这艘船在大海上行驶。
This ship is sailing on the sea.
Nà zhī chuán zhèng zài hé shàng huǎnhuǎn qiánjìn.
那只船正在河上缓缓前进。
The boat is slowly moving forward on the river.
Hǎibiān yǒu yī sōu měilì de chuán.
海边有一艘美丽的船。
There is a beautiful boat by the seaside.