grain store; grain warehouse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
grain store; grain warehouse (for wholesale business in old times)
archaicRefers specifically to a commercial establishment in historical contexts that dealt with the wholesale trade and storage of grain.
Zhè这
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
shàng上
céng曾
yǒu有
yī一
jiā家
hěn很
dà大
de的
liáng粮
zhàn栈
。
There used to be a large grain store in this small town.
Liáng粮
zhàn栈
lǐ里
duī堆
mǎn满
le了
chéng成
dài袋
de的
gǔ谷
wù物
。
The grain warehouse was piled high with sacks of grain.
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Tā他
jiā家
de的
shēng生
yì意
shì是
cóng从
jīng经
yíng营
yī一
jiā家
xiǎo小
liáng粮
zhàn栈
kāi开
shǐ始
de的
。
His family's business started by running a small grain store.