animal-drawn cart; livestock vehicle
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
animal-drawn cart; vehicle pulled by livestock (oxen, horses, donkeys, mules, etc.)
neutralRefers to non-motorized vehicles used for transport or agriculture, common in rural areas before modern mechanization; contrasts with motorized vehicles (机动车).
Zài在
xǔ许
duō多
fā发
zhǎn展
zhōng中
guó国
jiā家
，
shòu兽
lì力
chē车
réng仍
rán然
shì是
nóng农
cūn村
dì地
qū区
zhòng重
yào要
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
gōng工
jù具
。
In many developing countries, animal-drawn carts remain an important means of transportation in rural areas.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shòu兽
lì力
chē车
xū需
yào要
yòng用
liǎng两
tóu头
jiàn健
zhuàng壮
de的
niú牛
lái来
lā拉
。
This type of livestock cart needs to be pulled by two strong oxen.
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Suí随
zhe着
nóng农
yè业
jī机
xiè械
huà化
，
shòu兽
lì力
chē车
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
tuō拖
lā拉
jī机
qǔ取
dài代
le了
。
With the mechanization of agriculture, animal-drawn carts have already been replaced by tractors.
Yé爷
ye爷
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
zài在
nóng农
chǎng场
gǎn赶
le了
shí十
jǐ几
nián年
de的
shòu兽
lì力
chē车
。
When grandpa was young, he drove animal-drawn carts on the farm for over a decade.