bamboo strainer; washing basket
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
bamboo strainer used for washing rice or vegetables, shaped like a winnowing basket
Traditional household item made of woven bamboo, typically round with a deep base and perforated or open sides for draining water. Commonly used in rural kitchens before the widespread use of plastic colanders.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
shāo筲
jī箕
bǎ把
mǐ米
lǐ里
de的
shí石
zi子
jiǎn拣
chū出
lái来
。
Grandma used the bamboo strainer to pick out stones from the rice.
Tā她
bǎ把
xǐ洗
hǎo好
de的
shū蔬
cài菜
fàng放
zài在
shāo筲
jī箕
lǐ里
lì沥
gān干
。
She put the washed vegetables in the strainer to drain the water.
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Zhè这
ge个
shāo筲
jī箕
shì是
shǒu手
gōng工
biān编
zhì制
de的
,
hěn很
nài耐
yòng用
。
This bamboo strainer is hand-woven and very durable.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
shāo筲
jī箕
dì递
gěi给
wǒ我
,
wǒ我
yào要
táo淘
mǐ米
。
Please pass me the strainer; I need to wash the rice.