go to market; go to a rural fair
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to go to a market; to attend a rural fair
dialectA dialectal term (方言) primarily used in certain southern Chinese regions, synonymous with the more standard term '赶集' (gǎn jí). It refers to the activity of going to a periodic rural market.
Wǒ我
nǎi奶
nai奶
yǐ以
qián前
měi每
zhōu周
sān三
dōu都
yào要
qù去
gǎn赶
xū墟
。
My grandmother used to go to the market every Wednesday.
Zhè这
ge个
cūn村
zi子
měi每
féng逢
nóng农
lì历
chū初
wǔ五
hé和
chū初
shí十
gǎn赶
xū墟
。
This village holds its market on the 5th and 10th days of every lunar month.
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Gǎn赶
xū墟
de的
shí时
hou候
，
jiē街
shàng上
zǒng总
shì是
fēi非
cháng常
rè热
nao闹
。
The streets are always very lively during market day.