码头

mǎ tóu · ma tou

Traditional 碼頭

Meaning

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  1. dock
  2. pier
  3. wharf
  4. CL:個 / 个 (gè)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

货(huò)船(chuán)慢(màn)慢(màn)靠(kào)上(shàng)了(le)码(mǎ)头(tóu)。

The cargo ship slowly pulled up to the dock.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)码(mǎ)头(tóu)等(děng)船(chuán)等(děng)了(le)一(yí)个(ge)小(xiǎo)时(shí)。

We waited at the pier for an hour for the boat.

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