grain stalks; straw
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
millet stalks; stalks of foxtail millet (after threshing)
Specifically refers to the dried stalks of foxtail millet, often used as fodder or for other purposes.
Nóng农
mín民
yòng用
gǔ谷
cǎo草
wèi喂
shēng牲
kou口
。
Farmers use millet stalks to feed their livestock.
Zhè这
xiē些
gǔ谷
cǎo草
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
pū铺
chuáng床
。
These millet stalks can be used to make a bed.
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Qiū秋
shōu收
hòu后
，
tián田
lǐ里
duī堆
mǎn满
le了
jīn金
huáng黄
de的
gǔ谷
cǎo草
。
After the autumn harvest, the fields were piled with golden millet stalks.
noun
rice straw; paddy straw
dialectDialectal term, primarily used in northern China to refer to rice straw.
Wǒ我
men们
nà那
er儿
guǎn管
dào稻
cǎo草
jiào叫
gǔ谷
cǎo草
。
In our place, we call rice straw 'gucao'.
Tā他
yòng用
gǔ谷
cǎo草
biān编
le了
yī一
dǐng顶
cǎo草
mào帽
。
He wove a straw hat out of rice straw.