carry heavy loads by hand; manual laborer
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
person who carries heavy loads manually; porter
dialectA dialect term, primarily used in Northern China (especially around Beijing and Tianjin). Refers to manual laborers in old-style transportation hubs. The character 个儿 here refers to a piece of cargo.
Tā他
yé爷
ye爷
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
zài在
mǎ码
tou头
shàng上
dāng当
káng扛
dà大
gè个
r儿
de的
。
His grandfather worked as a porter at the docks when he was young.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
káng扛
dà大
gè个
r儿
shēng生
huó活
hěn很
jiān艰
kǔ苦
。
The life of a porter in the old society was very hard.
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Zhè这
huó活
r儿
tài太
lèi累
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
káng扛
dà大
gè个
r儿
。
This work is too exhausting; it's literally like being a manual laborer.