jiǎo fū

脚 夫

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NPCR5

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n.datedporter; stevedore
- xíng li tài duō le děi xiàng jiǎo fū xíng xiē xiǎo fèi cái kě guò qù
  行李太多了，得向脚夫行些小费，才可过去。
  There was quite a bit of luggage and he had to bargain with the porter over the fee.
- jiǎo fū bǎ tā men de xíng li tuī yùn dào qì chē shang
  脚夫把他们的行李推运到汽车上。
  The porter trundled their luggage over to the car.
synonym
jiǎo lì脚力 tiāo fū挑夫
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n.datedone who drives a donkey, mule or horse for hire
- gù jǐ gè jiǎo fū bāng wǒ men gǎn shēng kou
  雇几个脚夫帮我们赶牲口。
  Hire some porters to help us drive the animals.

common measure word
"脚夫" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位"or"名".
- 一个脚夫
  one porter
- 一位脚夫
  one porter
- 一名脚夫
  one porter

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