车夫

車伕
chēfū
noun #22,958

Measure Word

Meanings

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

Examples

Lǎo chēfū lā zhe huángbāochē zài jiēshàng pǎo.
The old rickshaw puller ran along the street pulling his rickshaw.
Lǔ Xùn de xiǎoshuō lǐ yǒu hěnduō 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

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