Meaning of 纤夫
纤夫 means tracker; boat puller. Pronounced qiàn fū.
- tracker; boat puller
Definitions & Examples
Guò过
qù去
de的
qiàn纤
fū夫
men们
yán沿
zhe着
hé河
àn岸
，
hǎn喊
zhe着
hào号
zi子
lā拉
chuán船
。
In the past, trackers pulled boats along the riverbank, chanting work songs.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
miáo描
huì绘
le了
Cháng长
Jiāng江
qiàn纤
fū夫
jiān艰
xīn辛
de的
láo劳
dòng动
chǎng场
jǐng景
。
This painting depicts the arduous labor scene of trackers on the Yangtze River.
Suí随
zhe着
háng航
yùn运
jī机
xiè械
huà化
，
qiàn纤
fū夫
zhè这
ge个
zhí职
yè业
zhú逐
jiàn渐
xiāo消
shī失
le了
。
With the mechanization of shipping, the profession of tracker gradually disappeared.