三轮车夫

三輪車夫
sānlúnchēfū
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 pedicab driver
  2. 2 trishaw driver
  3. 3 three-wheeler driver

Examples

Lǎo Běijīng de hútòng lǐ yǐqián cháng yǒu sānlúnchēfū.
Pedicab drivers used to be a common sight in old Beijing's alleys.
Sānlúnchēfū bāng wǒmen bǎ xínglǐ sòng dào le jiǔdiàn.
The pedicab driver took our luggage to the hotel.

Tips

culture
三轮车 (sānlúnchē) covers both human-pedaled pedicabs (used as a tourist attraction in Beijing's hutongs) and motorized three-wheelers (still common for short-haul cargo and rural transport). 车夫 is a slightly old-fashioned word for 'driver/cabbie' — neutral but no longer used for taxi drivers (who are 司机 sījī).

Stroke Order

sān
lún
chē