看场 (kān) — (verb-object) to guard a threshing ground; to watch over a field or venue
Definition
看场 (kān) is a verb-object phrase meaning to guard a threshing ground or grain-storage area, typically overnight during harvest to prevent theft. Unlike 看 (kàn, to watch/look at), here 看 is read kān and means to keep watch over.
verb
(verb-object) to guard a threshing groundto watch over a field or venue
Examples
- ，看场。Nóng máng shí, tā měi tiān dōu yào qù kān.During the busy farming season, he goes to guard the threshing ground every day.
- 。Tā zuó wǎn zài gǔ cāng kàn le yì chǎng.He watched over the granary for one session last night.
- 看场，。Cūn lǐ ān pái rén lún liú kān, fáng zhǐ liáng shi bèi tōu.The village arranged people to take turns guarding the threshing ground to prevent grain from being stolen.
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