tiào
粜
sell grain
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to sell grain; to vend grain (as opposed to buying it)
Originally referred to selling grain from government granaries during famines at fair prices (平粜). The character is composed of 出 (out) and 米 (grain), indicating the meaning of sending grain out. The opposite character is 籴 (dí), meaning to buy grain.
píng平
tiào粜
shì是
jiù旧
shí时
zhǐ指
guān官
fǔ府
zài在
huāng荒
nián年
àn按
píng平
jià价
mài卖
chū出
liáng粮
shi食
。
Pingtiao refers to the practice in old times when the government sold grain at fair prices during famine years.
dì地
zhǔ主
bǎ把
liáng粮
shi食
tiào粜
gěi给
le了
liáng粮
shāng商
。
The landlord sold the grain to the grain merchant.
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chū出
tiào粜
liáng粮
shi食
bì必
xū须
zūn遵
shǒu守
guó国
jiā家
guī规
dìng定
de的
jià价
gé格
。
Selling grain must comply with the prices set by the state.
jīn今
nián年
liáng粮
shi食
fēng丰
shōu收
，
nóng农
mín民
fēn纷
fēn纷
tiào粜
mǐ米
huàn换
qián钱
。
This year there is a bumper harvest of grain, and farmers are selling rice to exchange for money.