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Expressing 'sailor' with 水手 (shuǐshǒu)
Structure
水手 + Verb / Number + 名 + 水手
Explanation
水手 (shuǐshǒu) means "sailor" or "seaman" and refers to a person who works on a ship or boat. It combines 水 (water) with 手 (hand), literally "water hand." It is used in both everyday and formal contexts when discussing maritime activities, naval personnel, or nautical stories.
Examples
他从小就梦想当一名水手，在大海上航行。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù mèngxiǎng dāng yī míng shuǐshǒu, zài dàhǎi shàng hángxíng.
He dreamed of becoming a sailor and sailing on the ocean since he was little.
船上的水手们正在为出海做最后的准备。
Chuán shàng de shuǐshǒumen zhèngzài wèi chūhǎi zuò zuìhòu de zhǔnbèi.
The sailors on the ship are making final preparations for setting out to sea.
那位老水手给孩子们讲了许多海上冒险的故事。
Nà wèi lǎo shuǐshǒu gěi háizimen jiǎng le xǔduō hǎishàng màoxiǎn de gùshi.
The old sailor told the children many stories of adventures at sea.