tíng
莛
herbaceous stem
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
stem of certain herbaceous plants
Commonly used with the erhua suffix as 莛儿 (tíngr) in colloquial speech, especially when referring to wheat or sorghum stalks.
Mài麦
tíng莛
r儿
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
biān编
zhī织
cǎo草
mào帽
。
Wheat stems can be used to weave straw hats.
Zhè这
gēn根
tíng莛
r儿
tài太
cuì脆
le了
，
yī一
zhé折
jiù就
duàn断
。
This stem is too brittle; it breaks with a single bend.
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Gāo高
liang粱
tíng莛
r儿
kě可
yǐ以
dàng当
zuò作
rán燃
liào料
。
Sorghum stalks can be used as fuel.