go to market fair; attend rural market
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to go to a market fair; to attend a rural market (dialectal)
dialectPrimarily used in Southwestern Mandarin (e.g., Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou) and other rural dialects. Refers to the traditional practice of villagers gathering at a periodic market.
Wǒ我
men们
míng明
tiān天
qù去
gǎn赶
cháng场
mǎi买
xīn新
xiān鲜
de的
shū蔬
cài菜
。
Tomorrow we are going to the market fair to buy fresh vegetables.
Nóng农
cūn村
gǎn赶
cháng场
de的
rì日
zi子
hěn很
rè热
nao闹
，
dào到
chù处
dōu都
shì是
rén人
。
The market days in the countryside are very lively, with people everywhere.
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Měi每
féng逢
gǎn赶
jí集
rì日
，
wài外
pó婆
dōu都
huì会
qù去
gǎn赶
cháng场
mài卖
jī鸡
dàn蛋
。
Every market day, grandmother would go to the fair to sell eggs.