qiàn
纤
boat towing rope
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
boat towing rope; towline
Used exclusively for the thick rope used to pull boats against water currents.
Gǔ古
dài代
chuán船
fū夫
men们
kào靠
lā拉
qiàn纤
ràng让
chuán船
zhì只
nì逆
liú流
ér而
shàng上
。
Ancient boatmen relied on towing ropes to pull ships upstream against the current.
Zhè这
gēn根
qiàn纤
shéng绳
yǐ已
jīng经
mó磨
sǔn损
de得
kuài快
yào要
duàn断
le了
。
This towline is worn out and almost broken.
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Lā拉
qiàn纤
shì是
yī一
xiàng项
fēi非
cháng常
xīn辛
kǔ苦
de的
tǐ体
lì力
láo劳
dòng动
。
Towing boats with a rope is a very strenuous physical labor.
Jiāng江
biān边
de的
qiàn纤
fū夫
men们
hǎn喊
zhe着
hào号
zi子
lā拉
qiàn纤
。
The boat trackers by the river shouted chants while pulling the towline.
Jiù旧
shí时
de的
yùn运
hé河
shàng上
suí随
chù处
kě可
jiàn见
lā拉
qiàn纤
de的
chǎng场
jǐng景
。
Scenes of boat towing could be seen everywhere on the old canals.