drive a hired draft animal; old occupation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to drive a donkey or mule for hire
archaicRefers to the traditional occupation of hiring out one's animal and labor to transport goods or people, common in rural areas before modern transportation.
Nóng农
xián闲
de的
shí时
hòu候
，
cūn村
lǐ里
de的
Lǎo老
Wáng王
jiù就
qù去
gǎn赶
jiǎo脚
，
bǔ补
tiē贴
jiā家
yòng用
。
During the agricultural slack season, Old Wang from the village would drive a hired mule to earn extra income for his family.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
de的
shí时
hòu候
gǎn赶
guò过
jǐ几
nián年
jiǎo脚
，
zǒu走
guò过
bù不
shǎo少
shān山
lù路
。
When he was young, he worked several years as a hired mule driver and traveled many mountain paths.
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Guò过
qù去
jiāo交
tōng通
bù不
biàn便
，
gǎn赶
jiǎo脚
shì是
shān山
qū区
zhòng重
yào要
de的
yùn运
shū输
fāng方
shì式
。
In the past when transportation was inconvenient, driving hired animals was an important means of transport in mountainous areas.