Wondering how to use Sampan in a sentence? Below are 3 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as skiff.
Sampan meaning
A Chinese flat-bottomed wooden boat propelled by two oars.
Synonyms of Sampan
Using Sampan
- The main meaning on this page is: A Chinese flat-bottomed wooden boat propelled by two oars.
- Useful related words include: skiff.
Context around Sampan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sampan
- In this selection, "sampan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, motorised and boat stand out and add context to how "sampan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a motorised sampan with about and also a sampan boat ride. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sampan" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sampan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There’s also a sampan boat ride to see hanging coffins. (11 words)
SAMPAN, a Chinese-English newspaper for Chinese and Asian diaspora in New England published by the nonprofit Asian American Civic Association, has a fascinating new post about the first Chinese person to live in Boston. (35 words)
However, he was arrested around two km off shore by the police coast guard on Wednesday along with another man as they attempted to flee on a motorised sampan with about 5,000 Singapore dollars in cash and fishing equipment. (40 words)
However, he was arrested around two km off shore by the police coast guard on Wednesday along with another man as they attempted to flee on a motorised sampan with about 5,000 Singapore dollars in cash and fishing equipment. (40 words)
SAMPAN, a Chinese-English newspaper for Chinese and Asian diaspora in New England published by the nonprofit Asian American Civic Association, has a fascinating new post about the first Chinese person to live in Boston. (35 words)
There’s also a sampan boat ride to see hanging coffins. (11 words)
Example sentences (3)
SAMPAN, a Chinese-English newspaper for Chinese and Asian diaspora in New England published by the nonprofit Asian American Civic Association, has a fascinating new post about the first Chinese person to live in Boston.
There’s also a sampan boat ride to see hanging coffins.
However, he was arrested around two km off shore by the police coast guard on Wednesday along with another man as they attempted to flee on a motorised sampan with about 5,000 Singapore dollars in cash and fishing equipment.