millstone base; grinding slab
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the large, round, stationary stone base of a stone roller mill (niǎnzi)
A component of a traditional grain milling tool (石碾). The stone roller (碾磙子) revolves on top of this base to crush grains.
Cūn村
zi子
lǐ里
de的
lǎo老
niǎn碾
pán盘
xiàn现
zài在
chéng成
le了
yī一
gè个
lì历
shǐ史
jì纪
niàn念
wù物
。
The old millstone base in the village is now a historical monument.
Tā他
bǎ把
xiǎo小
mài麦
dǎo倒
zài在
niǎn碾
pán盘
shàng上
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
yòng用
niǎn碾
zi子
mó磨
miàn面
。
He poured the wheat onto the grinding slab, ready to grind it into flour with the stone roller.
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Zhè这
gè个
niǎn碾
pán盘
shì是
yòng用
yī一
zhěng整
kuài块
dà大
qīng青
shí石
záo凿
chéng成
de的
。
This millstone base was carved from a single large piece of bluish stone.