dí

籴

Character · VerbTraditional糴

to buy in (grain)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

verb

to buy in grain; to purchase staple food

formal

A specialized economic term, opposite of '粜' (to sell grain). Often used in historical or formal contexts related to agricultural markets and food supply.

Fēng丰

shōu收

shí时

jié节

，

liáng粮

shāng商

fēn纷

xià下

xiāng乡

dí籴

mǐ米

。

During the harvest season, grain merchants go to the countryside to buy rice.

Zhèng政

fǔ府

píng平

dí籴

liáng粮

shí食

yǐ以

wěn稳

dìng定

shì市

chǎng场

jià价

gé格

。

The government purchases grain at a fair price to stabilize market prices.

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Gǔ古

shí时

huāng荒

nián年

，

dí籴

liáng粮

yóu尤

wéi为

kùn困

nan难

。

In ancient times during famines, buying grain was especially difficult.