chǎi

䜺

Character · Noun

crushed beans or corn; coarse meal

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

crushed beans or corn; coarse meal; grits

informal

Used specifically for coarsely ground grains or beans, often as an intermediate product before becoming flour. Commonly used with the diminutive suffix '儿' in spoken language.

Zhè这
dòu豆
chǎi䜺
r儿
yòng用
lái来
zhǔ煮
zhōu粥
tè特
bié别
xiāng香
 。

This crushed bean meal is especially fragrant for cooking porridge.

Guò过
qù去
 ，
rén人
men们
cháng常
bǎ把
yù玉
mǐ米
mó磨
chéng成
chǎi䜺
r儿
wèi喂
shēng牲
kou口
 。

In the past, people often ground corn into grits to feed livestock.

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Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
xīn新
mó磨
de的
dòu豆
chǎi䜺
r儿
zuò做
dòu豆
miàn面
 。

Grandma uses the freshly crushed bean meal to make bean flour.