yáo

轺

Character · NounTraditional軺

light carriage; ancient vehicle

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

light carriage used by officials or messengers in ancient China

archaic

Refers specifically to a covered wagon or light carriage used during ancient times, particularly by government officials or diplomatic messengers. Rarely used in modern spoken language except in historical or literary contexts.

Yáo轺
chē车
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
qīng轻
biàn便
de的
mǎ马
chē车
 。

The yao is a type of light carriage.

Gǔ古
dài代
shǐ使
zhě者
chéng乘
yáo轺
chē车
chū出
xíng行
 。

Ancient messengers traveled by light carriage.

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Tā他
jià驾
zhe着
yáo轺
chē车
chuān穿
guò过
chéng城
mén门
 。

He drove the light carriage through the city gate.