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    sampan

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Water
    sam·pan /ˈsæmpæn/ noun [countable]  TTWa small boat used in China and Southeast Asia 〔中国和东南亚的〕舢板
    Examples from the Corpus
    sampan• Motorized barges, sampans and lighters were moving on the water.• The net on the sampan was swinging a little, in a light wind.    Origin sampan (1600-1700) Chinese sanban, from san “three” + ban “board, plank”
    sam·pan nounChineseSyllable
    and in used small a China Southeast Asia Corpus boat


    sampan
    sam‧pan /ˈsæmpæn/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Chinese
     Origin: sanban, from san 'three' + ban 'board, plank'
    a small boat used in China and Southeast Asia


    sam·panBrE /ˈsæmpæn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsæmpæn/ 🔊 nouna small boat with a flat bottom used along the coast and rivers of China 舢板