Meaning of 漕运
漕运 means to transport grain tax via waterways. Pronounced cáo yùn.
- to transport grain tax via waterways
Definitions & Examples
Suí隋
Táng唐
shí时
qī期
，
dà大
yùn运
hé河
de的
kāi开
záo凿
jí极
dà大
dì地
cù促
jìn进
le了
cáo漕
yùn运
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
。
During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the construction of the Grand Canal greatly facilitated the development of grain transport via waterways.
Cáo漕
yùn运
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
Zhōng中
guó国
de的
jīng经
jì济
mìng命
mài脉
zhī之
yī一
。
Grain transport via waterways was one of the economic lifelines of ancient China.
Míng明
Qīng清
liǎng两
cháo朝
shè设
yǒu有
zhuān专
mén门
de的
cáo漕
yùn运
zǒng总
dū督
guǎn管
lǐ理
cǐ此
shì事
。
The Ming and Qing dynasties established a special Grain Transport Governor to manage this affair.