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脱粒

脫粒
tuōlì
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to thresh (grain)
  2. 2 to separate grain from the stalk

Examples

HSK 5
脱粒机大大减轻了农民的劳动。
Tuōlìjī dàdà jiǎnqīng le nóngmín de láodòng.
Threshing machines have greatly lightened farmers' work.
HSK 7-9
秋收后要把稻谷脱粒。
Qiūshōu hòu yào bǎ dàogǔ tuōlì.
After the autumn harvest, rice must be threshed.
HSK 7-9
以前用连枷脱粒，现在都用机器。
Yǐqián yòng liánjiā tuōlì, xiànzài dōu yòng jīqì.
In the past people threshed with flails; now it's all done by machine.

Tips

culture
Part of the harvest sequence: 收割 (harvest) → 打谷/脱粒 (thresh) → 晒谷 (sun-dry) → 扬场 (winnow) → 入仓 (store). 脱粒机 (threshing machine) replaced manual flails and stone rollers in most of rural China from the 1970s onward.

Stroke Order

脱 tuō
粒 lì