water-powered mill; water mill
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
water-powered mill; water mill (for husking grain)
Traditional agricultural device using water power to turn stone rollers for husking rice or grinding grain. Common in rural areas before modernization.
Cūn村
kǒu口
yǒu有
yī一
zuò座
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
shuǐ水
niǎn碾
。
There is an ancient water mill at the entrance of the village.
Yǐ以
qián前
nóng农
mín民
yòng用
shuǐ水
niǎn碾
lái来
niǎn碾
mǐ米
。
In the past, farmers used water mills to husk rice.
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Zhè这
zuò座
shuǐ水
niǎn碾
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
liǎng两
bǎi百
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
le了
。
This water mill already has a history of two hundred years.
Shuǐ水
niǎn碾
lì利
yòng用
shuǐ水
lì力
zhuàn转
dòng动
，
bǐ比
rén人
gōng工
niǎn碾
mǐ米
shěng省
lì力
duō多
le了
。
Water mills use water power to rotate, saving much more effort than manual rice husking.