thresh grain with stone roller; level threshing floor
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Meanings
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to thresh grain by rolling a stone roller over it; to level the threshing floor with a roller
technicalTraditional agricultural term used in northern China, referring to the process of using a stone roller (碌碡) to either flatten the threshing ground or to separate grain from stalks by rolling over the harvested crop spread on the ground.
Mài麦
zi子
shài晒
gān干
le了
，
míng明
tiān天
jiù就
kě可
yǐ以
yà轧
cháng场
le了
。
The wheat is dried; we can thresh it with the roller tomorrow.
Fù父
qīn亲
tuī推
zhe着
liù碌
zhou碡
zài在
cháng场
yuàn院
lǐ里
yà轧
cháng场
，
bǎ把
dì地
miàn面
yā压
de得
píng平
píng平
zhěng整
zhěng整
。
Father pushed the stone roller to level the threshing floor, pressing the ground perfectly flat.
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Qiū秋
shōu收
shí时
jié节
，
lǎo老
xiāng乡
men们
máng忙
zhe着
yà轧
cháng场
、
yáng扬
cháng场
，
yī一
piàn片
fán繁
máng忙
jǐng景
xiàng象
。
During the autumn harvest, the villagers were busy threshing and winnowing, creating a scene of bustling activity.