打谷

打穀

dǎgǔ

verb

Meanings

1 to thresh grain

Characters

to beat / strike

Examples

秋收以后，家家户户都在打谷。

Qiū shōu yǐhòu, jiā jiā hù hù dōu zài dǎgǔ.

After the autumn harvest, every household is threshing grain.

以前打谷靠打谷机，现在都用联合收割机了。

Yǐqián dǎgǔ kào dǎgǔjī, xiànzài dōu yòng liánhé shōugējī le.

We used to thresh with a threshing machine — now combines do everything.

Tips

usage

Part of the harvest verb series: 收割 (reap) → 打谷 (thresh, separate grain from stalk) → 晒谷 (sun-dry) → 脱粒 (de-hull) → 入仓 (store). 打谷场 is the threshing floor.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

谷 gǔ