shift a burden from one shoulder to another
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to shift a burden from one shoulder to the other
neutralThis action is done to relieve fatigue from carrying heavy loads, especially when walking. It is a common physical action, not an idiom or metaphor.
Tā他
tiāo挑
zhe着
liǎng两
tǒng桶
shuǐ水
zǒu走
lèi累
le了
，
tíng停
xià下
lái来
huàn换
jiān肩
。
He was tired from carrying two buckets of water and stopped to shift the load to his other shoulder.
Káng扛
zhe着
chén沉
zhòng重
de的
má麻
dài袋
，
tā他
měi每
gé隔
jǐ几
fēn分
zhōng钟
jiù就
děi得
huàn换
yī一
cì次
jiān肩
。
Carrying the heavy sack, he had to switch shoulders every few minutes.
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Yé爷
ye爷
jiāo教
wǒ我
tiāo挑
biǎn扁
dàn担
shí时
yào要
xué学
huì会
shì适
shí时
huàn换
jiān肩
。
My grandfather taught me to learn to shift shoulders at the right time when carrying a carrying pole.