carrying pole and load
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
carrying pole and the load hanging from both ends
Refers to the traditional carrying pole (扁担) with goods balanced on both ends, carried on the shoulder. Often used in reference to street vendors or manual transport.
Jiē街
jiǎo角
yǒu有
gè个
mài卖
cài菜
de的
lǎo老
dà大
yé爷
，
tiān天
tiān天
tiāo挑
zhe着
cài菜
tiāo挑
zi子
lái来
。
There's an old man selling vegetables at the street corner who comes every day with a vegetable carrying pole.
Zhè这
fù副
tiāo挑
zi子
tài太
chén沉
le了
，
yā压
de得
tā他
zhí直
bù不
qǐ起
yāo腰
。
This carrying pole is too heavy; it's weighing him down so much he can't straighten his back.
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Guò过
qù去
，
huò货
láng郎
zǒng总
shì是
tiāo挑
zhe着
huò货
tiāo挑
zi子
zǒu走
cūn村
chuàn串
hù户
。
In the past, peddlers would always carry goods on carrying poles from village to village.