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    Referring to boating with 划船 (huáchuán)

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    划船

    Explanation

    The word 划船 (huáchuán) means "to row a boat" or "boating." It combines 划 (to row/paddle) with 船 (boat). It can function as both a verb phrase meaning "to go boating" and a noun referring to the activity of boating.

    Examples

    • 我们去湖上划船吧。

      Wǒmen qù hú shàng huáchuán ba.

      Let's go boating on the lake.

    • 小时候爷爷经常带我去划船。

      Xiǎoshíhou yéye jīngcháng dài wǒ qù huáchuán.

      When I was little, Grandpa often took me boating.

    • 划船是一项很好的户外运动。

      Huáchuán shì yí xiàng hěn hǎo de hùwài yùndòng.

      Boating is a great outdoor activity.

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