橇
sled; ancient mud road tool
Meanings
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sled; snow sledge
Also called 雪橇 xuě qiāo, used for transportation on snowy or icy terrain.
Residents in the Arctic often travel by sled.
Children love playing with sleds on the snow.
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There are two-person sled events at the Winter Olympics.
They used sleds to deliver rescue supplies to the mountain area.
During winter camping, a sled is an essential transportation tool.
noun
ancient mud road transport
archaicA historical transportation device used on muddy roads before the invention of wheeled vehicles.
Ancient people used mud sleds to transport goods on muddy roads.
Records of the Grand Historian records scenes of ancient people using sleds.
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During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, sleds were one of the important overland transportation tools.
On rainy days, ancient people used sleds to prevent wheels from sinking into mud.
Archaeologists found remnants of ancient sleds at the excavation site.