huǒ

archaic

Meaning of 火夫

火夫 means stoker; boiler man (in charge of fueling and maintaining a furnace or boiler); cook; kitchen helper (responsible for tasks like carrying water and cooking in an institution). Pronounced huǒ fū.

  • stoker; boiler man (in charge of fueling and maintaining a furnace or boiler)
  • cook; kitchen helper (responsible for tasks like carrying water and cooking in an institution)

Definitions & Examples

Huǒ
chē
shàng
de
huǒ
gěi
zhēng
chē
tiān
méi
 

The stoker on the train was responsible for shoveling coal into the steam locomotive.

Gōng
chǎng
de
lǎo
huǒ
zài
guō
fáng
gōng
zuò
le
bèi
zi
 

The old stoker at the factory worked in the boiler room his whole life.

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