zhí​biān

to drive a carriage

  • created sense approved 执鞭/執鞭 · zhí​biān · to drive a carriage — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    执鞭 / 執鞭

    zhí​biān

    to drive a carriage

    to drive a horse-drawn carriage; (by extension) a coachman

    执, 鞭

    执 (literal) → 执/執 · zhí · to hold 鞭 (literal) → 鞭 · biān · whip

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 执鞭/執鞭 · zhí​biān · to serve as a teacher — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    执鞭 / 執鞭

    zhí​biān

    to serve as a teacher

    To teach; used as a metaphor for the teaching profession because teachers often hold a pointer or teaching whip.

    执, 鞭

    执 (literal) → 执/執 · zhí · to hold 鞭 (literal) → 鞭 · biān · whip-like object

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 执鞭/執鞭 · zhí​biān · to serve someone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    执鞭 / 執鞭

    zhí​biān

    to serve someone

    To follow or serve another person out of deep respect, like a coachman serving a master.

    执, 鞭

    执 (literal) → 执/執 · zhí · to hold 鞭 (literal) → 鞭 · biān · whip

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense