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轮船
lún chuán
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- pinyin
- lún chuán
- simplified
- 轮船
- traditional
- 輪船
1 · noun
steamship
本批按来源限定为蒸汽动力的船。
The pinned source gives steamship, so the museum example explicitly mentions a steam engine. It does not imply that all modern ships use steam.
The museum displayed a model of the steam engine from an old steamship.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
博物馆里展示了一艘旧轮船的蒸汽机模型。
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