码头

• 拼音: mǎ tóu
• 汉字拆解: 码 = 石 (stone) + 马 (horse), piling stones; 头 = 豆 (bean) + 页 (head), the head/end

含义

Dock; wharf; pier. A platform where ships load and unload cargo or passengers.

Refers to waterfront structures for shipping and boating. Includes both commercial cargo terminals and passenger ferry piers. Historically important in China's river and coastal cities. Also used metaphorically for local territories or power bases.

例句

1. 游客们在码头排队等待上船。
2. 上海曾经是远东最繁忙的码头之一。
3. 渔船每天清晨从码头出发去捕鱼。

用法指南

语境: transportation, shipping, travel

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们约在码头见面。(Let's meet at the pier.)
• 货物已经运到码头了。(The goods have been transported to the dock.)

错误说法

• 飞机降落在码头。(码头 is for water vessels only — use 机场 for airports)

起源与历史

码 (mǎ, yard/pile) + 头 (tóu, end/head). The loading/unloading end or platform.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal