pick up passengers; give a ride
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pick up passengers
dialectA dialectal term (方言) primarily used in some southern Chinese regions, meaning for a vehicle (like a bus, taxi, or boat) to pick up passengers along the way, often informally or as a secondary function.
Zhè这
tàng趟
bān班
chē车
zài在
lù路
shàng上
kě可
yǐ以
dā搭
kè客
。
This shuttle bus can pick up passengers along the way.
Chuán船
fū夫
zài在
jiāng江
biān边
dā搭
le了
jǐ几
gè个
kè客
。
The boatman picked up a few passengers by the river.
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Yǐ以
qián前
de的
cháng长
tú途
qì汽
chē车
cháng常
cháng常
bàn半
lù路
dā搭
kè客
。
In the past, long-distance buses often picked up passengers midway.