车夫

車伕

chēfū

noun #22,958

Measure Word

一个车夫 gè

Meanings

1 coachman
2 cart driver
3 rickshaw puller
4 driver (historical)

Characters

man / laborer / husband

Examples

老车夫拉着黄包车在街上跑。

Lǎo chēfū lā zhe huángbāochē zài jiē shàng pǎo.

The old rickshaw puller ran along the street pulling his rickshaw.

鲁迅的小说里有很多关于车夫的描写。

Lǔxùn de xiǎoshuō lǐ yǒu hěn duō guānyú chēfū de miáoxiě.

Lu Xun's novels contain many descriptions of rickshaw pullers.

Tips

culture

车夫 (rickshaw puller) is an iconic figure of early 20th century China, often representing the urban poor. Lu Xun's story 《一件小事》 features a cart driver as a morally upright figure.

Stroke Order

车 chē

夫 fū