millet (foxtail millet); unhusked grain
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
3 senses · 8 examplesnoun
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); millet plant
Also called 粟 (sù). A staple grain crop in northern China.
Běi北
fāng方
de的
tián田
yě野
lǐ里
zhòng种
zhe着
dà大
piàn片
de的
gǔ谷
zi子
。
Vast fields of millet are planted in the northern countryside.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
gǔ谷
zi子
nài耐
hàn旱
，
shì适
hé合
zài在
gān干
hàn旱
dì地
qū区
zhòng种
zhí植
。
This type of millet is drought-resistant and suitable for planting in arid regions.
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Gǔ谷
zi子
chōu抽
suì穗
de的
shí时
hou候
hěn很
hǎo好
kàn看
。
Millet looks very nice when it heads.
noun
unhusked seeds of foxtail millet; millet grain in husk
Refers specifically to the grain before it is milled into小米 (xiǎomǐ).
Tā他
bǎ把
shōu收
huò获
de的
gǔ谷
zi子
tān摊
zài在
cháng场
yuàn院
lǐ里
liàng晾
shài晒
。
He spread the harvested millet grain in the courtyard to dry in the sun.
Zhè这
xiē些
gǔ谷
zi子
xū需
yào要
tuō脱
ké壳
cái才
néng能
zuò做
chéng成
xiǎo小
mǐ米
zhōu粥
。
These millet grains need to be husked before they can be made into millet porridge.
noun
unhusked rice; paddy
dialectA dialectal usage, common in southern China, where rice is the primary crop.
Wǒ我
men们
jiā家
xiāng乡
huà话
bǎ把
dào稻
gǔ谷
jiào叫
zuò作
“
gǔ谷
zi子
”
。
In our local dialect, we call unhusked rice 'gǔzi'.
Jīn今
nián年
gǔ谷
zi子
shōu收
cheng成
bù不
cuò错
。
This year's rice harvest is pretty good.
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Shài晒
gǔ谷
chǎng场
shì是
yòng用
lái来
shài晒
gǔ谷
zi子
de的
dì地
fang方
。
A drying yard is a place for sun-drying paddy.