give a lift; transport goods en route
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to pick up passengers or goods on the way; to give a lift; to transport goods en route
Commonly used when a vehicle has spare capacity on a return trip or along the route. Often takes the 'er' suffix (捎脚儿) in colloquial speech.
Huí回
qù去
shì是
kōng空
chē车
，
shāo捎
ge个
jiǎo脚
ér儿
ba吧
！
I'm driving back with an empty truck—let me give you a lift!
Zhè这
liàng辆
huò货
chē车
jīng经
cháng常
gěi给
cūn村
lǐ里
rén人
shāo捎
jiǎo脚
。
This truck often picks up villagers or transports goods for them along the route.
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Sī司
jī机
kào靠
shāo捎
jiǎo脚
zhuàn赚
diǎn点
wài外
kuài快
。
The driver earns some extra cash by transporting goods or passengers on the side.
Cóng从
xiàn县
chéng城
huí回
lái来
，
tā他
shāo捎
le了
yī一
jiǎo脚
huò货
。
On the way back from the county town, he transported a load of goods.