winnowing basket; loop of a fingerprint
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
winnowing basket; dustpan
Traditionally a bamboo or wicker basket for winnowing grains; modern versions made of metal or plastic are used as dustpans.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
zhú竹
bò簸
ji箕
bò簸
mǐ米
，
qù去
diào掉
lǐ里
miàn面
de的
kāng糠
。
Grandma used a bamboo winnowing basket to separate the rice from the chaff.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
dì地
shàng上
de的
zhǐ纸
xiè屑
sǎo扫
dào到
bò簸
ji箕
lǐ里
。
Please sweep the paper scraps on the floor into the dustpan.
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Zhè这
ge个
sù塑
liào料
bò簸
ji箕
shì是
mǎi买
sào扫
zhou帚
sòng送
de的
。
This plastic dustpan came free with the purchase of a broom.
noun
loop (type of fingerprint)
informalRefers to a fingerprint pattern that resembles the shape of a winnowing basket (open on one side), as opposed to a '斗' (whorl) which is closed. Used in casual descriptions of fingerprint types.
Wǒ我
de的
shí十
ge个
shǒu手
zhǐ指
，
yǒu有
qī七
ge个
bò簸
ji箕
，
sān三
ge个
dǒu斗
。
Of my ten fingers, seven have loops and three have whorls.
Suàn算
mìng命
de的
shuō说
‘‘
yī一
dǒu斗
qióng穷
，
èr二
dǒu斗
fù富
’
，
bò簸
ji箕
duō多
dài代
biǎo表
shén什
me么
ne呢
？
Fortune-tellers say 'one whorl means poverty, two whorls mean wealth.' What does having many loops represent?