tracker; boat puller
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tracker; boat puller
archaicHistorical profession referring to laborers who pulled boats upstream along rivers and canals using ropes (tows). Associated with difficult conditions before mechanization.
Guò过
qù去
de的
qiàn纤
fū夫
men们
yán沿
zhe着
hé河
àn岸
，
hǎn喊
zhe着
hào号
zi子
lā拉
chuán船
。
In the past, trackers pulled boats along the riverbank, chanting work songs.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
miáo描
huì绘
le了
Cháng长
Jiāng江
qiàn纤
fū夫
jiān艰
xīn辛
de的
láo劳
dòng动
chǎng场
jǐng景
。
This painting depicts the arduous labor scene of trackers on the Yangtze River.
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Suí随
zhe着
háng航
yùn运
jī机
xiè械
huà化
，
qiàn纤
fū夫
zhè这
ge个
zhí职
yè业
zhú逐
jiàn渐
xiāo消
shī失
le了
。
With the mechanization of shipping, the profession of tracker gradually disappeared.