xué

茓

Character · Verb

store grain with mats; enclose grain

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to store grain by enclosing it with straw mats

A specialized agricultural term referring to the traditional method of storing harvested grain by arranging it in a circle and surrounding it with interwoven straw mats (茓子) to protect it from moisture and pests.

Fēng丰
shōu收
hòu后
 ，
nóng农
mín民
men们
bǎ把
mài麦
zi子
xué茓
qǐ起
lái来
bǎo保
cún存
 。

After the harvest, the farmers stored the wheat by enclosing it in mats.

Zhè这
jiān间
cāng仓
kù库
lǐ里
xué茓
zhe着
jǐ几
qiān千
jīn斤
yù玉
mǐ米
 。

Several thousand kilograms of corn are stored in mat enclosures in this warehouse.

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Yé爷
ye爷
jiào教
wǒ我
zěn怎
me么
yòng用
xué茓
zi子
xué茓
liáng粮
shi食
 。

Grandpa taught me how to use straw mats to store grain.