晒谷

曬穀

shàigǔ

verb

Meanings

1 to sun-dry grain
2 to lay out grain to dry in the sun

Characters

Examples

秋收后农民在场院里晒谷。

Qiūshōu hòu nóngmín zài chǎngyuàn lǐ shàigǔ.

After the autumn harvest, farmers sun-dry the grain in the threshing yard.

下雨了，快把晒谷的收起来！

Xiàyǔ le, kuài bǎ shàigǔ de shōu qǐlái!

It's raining — quick, gather up the grain that's drying!

村口的水泥地以前是用来晒谷的。

Cūnkǒu de shuǐní dì yǐqián shì yòng lái shàigǔ de.

The concrete patch at the village entrance used to be for sun-drying grain.

Tips

culture

Part of the traditional post-harvest sequence in Chinese rice and wheat farming: 打谷 (threshing) → 晒谷 (sun-drying) → 脱粒 (de-hulling) → 入仓 (storing). Farmers use flat paved areas (晒谷场) and periodically rake the grain to dry it evenly. Moisture below ~13% is needed for safe storage.

usage

In less agricultural contexts, modern slang uses 晒 for 'to show off' on social media (晒照片 = post photos). 晒谷 sticks to its literal farming meaning.

Stroke Order

晒 shài

谷 gǔ