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輪船

简轮船 · 繁輪船

Mandarin · pinyin lún chuán

steamship; steamer; steamboat
Classifier: 艘 sōu

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輪: Look up this written character
船: chuán · ship, boat, vessel
轮: lún · wheel; revolve, turn; recur

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2–2 · lun2 chuan2

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noun

(originally) steamship; steamer (Classifier: 艘)
(by extension) any large ship propelled by an engine (Classifier: 艘)
(historical) a kind of ship propelled by wheels (Classifier: 艘)

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