dōngzhù

冬贮

Word · VerbTraditional冬貯

store in winter

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to store during the winter; to winter-store

Specifically refers to the action of storing goods, especially food, to preserve them through the cold season. Often used in agricultural or domestic contexts.

Wǒ我
men们
jiā家
měi每
nián年
dōu都
yào要
dōng冬
zhù贮
jǐ几
bǎi百
jīn斤
dà大
bái白
cài菜
 。

Our family stores several hundred jin of Chinese cabbage every winter.

Zhè这
xiē些
luó萝
bo卜
xū需
yào要
dōng冬
zhù贮
qǐ起
lái来
 ,
yǐ以
bèi备
guò过
dōng冬
 。

These radishes need to be winter-stored in preparation for the winter.