shào
捎
back up (livestock like mules, horses)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
back up (livestock such as mules or horses)
dialectMostly used in rural or animal husbandry contexts, specifically for guiding livestock to move backward slowly.
Gǎn赶
chē车
de的
dà大
yé爷
ràng让
mǎ马
shào捎
le了
yī一
xià下
，
duǒ躲
kāi开
le了
lù路
shàng上
de的
shí石
tou头
。
The cart driver told the horse to back up a little to avoid the stone on the road.
Luó骡
chē车
xiàn陷
jìn进
ní泥
lǐ里
le了
，
chē车
bǎ把
shì式
ràng让
luó骡
zi子
wǎng往
hòu后
shào捎
le了
shào捎
。
The mule cart got stuck in the mud, so the driver told the mules to back up a bit.
Show 3 more examplesShow fewer examples
Kuài快
ràng让
nà那
tóu头
lǘ驴
shào捎
yī一
xià下
，
bié别
zhuàng撞
dào到
lí篱
ba笆
le了
。
Tell that donkey to back up quickly, don't crash into the fence.
Tā他
qīng轻
qīng轻
shào捎
le了
yī一
xià下
niú牛
，
ràng让
tā它
tuì退
kāi开
dǎng挡
lù路
de的
wèi位
zhì置
。
He gently guided the ox to back up from the blocking position.
Gǎn赶
yáng羊
de的
lǎo老
nóng农
ràng让
yáng羊
shào捎
le了
yī一
bù步
，
gěi给
guò过
wǎng往
de的
qì汽
chē车
ràng让
dào道
。
The elderly shepherd told the sheep to step back to make way for passing cars.