coarse mat for grain storage
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
long, narrow coarse mat woven from sorghum stalks or reeds, used to form enclosures for storing grain
Also written as 踅子. This is a specialized agricultural item commonly found in rural northern China.
Nóng农
mín民
men们
yòng用
xué穴
zi子
bǎ把
yù玉
mǐ米
dùn囤
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
。
The farmers used coarse mats to enclose and store the corn in the courtyard.
Zhè这
xiē些
xué穴
zi子
shì是
yòng用
gāo高
liang粱
gǎn秆
biān编
de的
，
hěn很
jiē结
shi实
。
These grain-storage mats are woven from sorghum stalks and are very sturdy.
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Cāng仓
kù库
lǐ里
duī堆
mǎn满
le了
xué穴
zi子
hé和
liáng粮
shi食
。
The warehouse was piled high with storage mats and grain.