挑山工 tiāo shān gōng

mountain porter carrying loads on a pole

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles

Characters

Character Meaning
挑 tiāo HSK 5
to choose; to pick; to nitpick
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
工 gōng HSK 1
work; labor; worker