grain storage mat bin
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
cylindrical grain storage container made of narrow reed mats; mat-formed grain bin
Used in rural northern Chinese dialects to refer to temporary or semi-permanent grain storage structures woven from reed mats. The character 茓 is often used interchangeably with the full term 茓子.
Yé爷
ye爷
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
dǎ打
le了
yī一
gè个
xué茓
zi子
cún存
yù玉
mǐ米
。
Grandpa set up a reed mat grain bin in the courtyard to store corn.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xué茓
zi子
jì既
tōng通
fēng风
yòu又
fáng防
cháo潮
，
hěn很
shì适
hé合
chǔ储
cún存
liáng粮
shi食
。
This type of mat grain bin is both ventilated and moisture-proof, making it very suitable for storing grain.
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Cūn村
mín民
men们
wéi围
le了
yī一
gè个
dà大
xué茓
zi子
lái来
cún存
fàng放
fēng丰
shōu收
de的
xiǎo小
mài麦
。
The villagers erected a large reed mat bin to store the bountiful wheat harvest.