rural market; village fair
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
rural market; village fair; periodic country market
dialectPrimarily used in southern Chinese dialects (e.g., Hakka, Cantonese, Xiang) to refer to traditional periodic markets held in rural areas on fixed days. The term carries a strong regional flavor.
Měi每
féng逢
xū墟
cháng场
rì日
，
fù附
jìn近
de的
cūn村
mín民
dōu都
huì会
gǎn赶
lái来
mǎi买
mài卖
huò货
wù物
。
On every market day, villagers from nearby areas rush over to buy and sell goods.
Zhè这
gè个
xū墟
cháng场
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
shàng上
bǎi百
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
le了
。
This rural market has a history of over a hundred years.
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Xū墟
cháng场
shàng上
mài卖
de的
dōng东
xī西
bǐ比
chāo超
shì市
lǐ里
xīn新
xiān鲜
duō多
le了
。
The things sold at the village fair are much fresher than those in the supermarket.