májie

麻秸

Word · Noun

peeled hemp stalk; dried hemp stalk

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

peeled hemp stalk; dried stalk of the hemp plant with the outer bark removed

Refers to the stalk of the hemp plant after the fibrous outer bark has been stripped off, traditionally used as fuel or for making rope and crafts in rural areas.

Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
má麻
jie秸
shēng生
huǒ火
zuò做
fàn饭
 。

Grandma uses dried hemp stalks to light the fire for cooking.

Zhè这
xiē些
má麻
jie秸
kě可
yǐ以
biān编
chéng成
xiǎo小
lán篮
zi子
 。

These peeled hemp stalks can be woven into small baskets.

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Cháng场
yuàn院
biān边
shang上
duī堆
zhe着
yī一
dà大
kǔn捆
má麻
jie秸
 。

A large bundle of hemp stalks is piled by the edge of the threshing ground.