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驮

tuó

to carry on the back

A mule carries sacks on its back along a narrow mountain path
Memory picture

Character

驮 tuó

Strokes
6
Radical
马 — horse
Made of
马 horse 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 山路太窄,救援队只能让骡子驮着药品进村。 Shānlù tài zhǎi, jiùyuánduì zhǐ néng ràng luózi tuó zhe yàopǐn jìn cūn. The mountain road was too narrow, so the rescue team could only have mules carry the medicine into the village.
  • 骡子驮着两袋粮食慢慢爬上山坡。 Luózi tuó zhe liǎng dài liángshi mànmàn pá shàng shānpō. The mule carried two bags of grain slowly up the hillside.
  • 沙漠里的商队常用骆驼驮水和货物。 Shāmò lǐ de shāngduì cháng yòng luòtuo tuó shuǐ hé huòwù. Caravans in the desert often use camels to carry water and goods.

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