winnow grain; fan grain
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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to winnow; to fan (grain); to separate grain from chaff and dust using wind
Traditional agricultural process performed after threshing. Can be done manually with wooden shovels or with machinery (扬场机).
Nóng农
mín民
zài在
shài晒
gǔ谷
chǎng场
shàng上
yáng扬
cháng场
。
The farmers are winnowing grain in the drying yard.
Jī机
qì器
yáng扬
chǎng场
bǐ比
rén人
gōng工
yáng扬
chǎng场
xiào效
lǜ率
gāo高
duō多
le了
。
Machine winnowing is much more efficient than manual winnowing.
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Yáng扬
chǎng场
de的
shí时
hòu候
yào要
shùn顺
zhe着
fēng风
xiàng向
yáng扬
。
When winnowing, you must throw the grain with the direction of the wind.
Tā他
ná拿
qǐ起
mù木
xiān锨
kāi开
shǐ始
yáng扬
chǎng场
。
He picked up the wooden shovel and started winnowing.