thresh grain; separate grain from husk
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to thresh (grain); to separate grain seeds from stalks and chaff by rolling, beating, or using machinery on a threshing floor
technicalTechnical agricultural term referring specifically to the mechanical or manual process of separating grain from straw after harvesting.
Nóng农
mín民
men们
zhèng正
zài在
tián田
lǐ里
tuō脱
lì粒
。
The farmers are threshing in the fields.
Zhè这
tái台
tuō脱
lì粒
jī机
měi每
xiǎo小
shí时
kě可
yǐ以
tuō脱
lì粒
wǔ五
qiān千
gōng公
jīn斤
。
This thresher can process five thousand kilograms per hour.
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Tuō脱
lì粒
hòu后
de的
jiē秸
gǎn秆
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
zuò作
sì饲
liào料
。
The straw left after threshing can be used as animal feed.