small shack; A-frame backpack
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
small shack; crude hut
dialectA simple, temporary shelter often used in rural or mountainous areas.
Kàn看
lín林
rén人
zài在
shān山
lǐ里
dā搭
le了
gè个
mǎ马
jià架
jū居
zhù住
。
The forest ranger built a small shack to live in the mountains.
Zǎo早
nián年
jìn进
shān山
wā挖
shēn参
de的
rén人
dōu都
děi得
zài在
mǎ马
jià架
lǐ里
guò过
yè夜
。
In the old days, people who went into the mountains to dig for ginseng had to spend the night in small shacks.
noun
A-frame backpack; triangular wooden carrying frame
dialectA simple wooden frame, shaped like an 'A', used for carrying heavy loads on one's back, traditionally used by farmers, hunters, or laborers.
Tā他
yòng用
mǎ马
jià架
bēi背
le了
yī一
kǔn捆
chái柴
huo火
xià下
shān山
。
He carried a bundle of firewood down the mountain using an A-frame backpack.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
lǎo老
shì式
de的
mǎ马
jià架
xiàn现
zài在
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
This kind of old-fashioned carrying frame is rarely seen nowadays.