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车手 (chē shǒu) — racing driver (car, motorcycle, bicycle); (Taiwan usage) low-level operative in a scam syndicate, responsible for handling cash or bank transfers

Definition

Literally 'vehicle hand': a driver or rider in a race (cars, motorcycles, bicycles). In Taiwan it also means a low-level member of a scam ring who handles cash or bank transfers.

noun
racing driver (car, motorcycle, bicycle)(Taiwan usage) low-level operative in a scam syndicate, responsible for handling cash or bank transfers
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 车手。
    Tā shì yì míng yōu xiù de sài chē chē shǒu.
    He is an excellent racing driver.
  • 车手。
    Huán fǎ zì xíng chē sài de chē shǒu men xū yào hěn qiáng de tǐ lì.
    The riders in the Tour de France need great physical strength.
  • 。
    Jǐng fāng dài bǔ le yí gè zhà piàn jí tuán de chē shǒu.
    The police arrested a low-level operative from a scam syndicate.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

车chēvehicle
手shǒuperson

车 names the vehicle, and 手 denotes the person who operates it.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 車; 车 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 車 was drawn as a carriage seen from above, with wheels on both sides and a shaft at the front; the simplified 车 is a later shorthand.

Open 车 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

Open 手 →
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