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車夫

简车夫 · 繁車夫

Mandarin · pinyin chē fū

cart driver
coachman

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車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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1–1 · che1 fu1

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noun

cart driver; coachman; rickshaw puller; carter
(dialectal, overseas) driver; chauffeur

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