打场 (dǎ cháng) — to thresh grain (on a threshing floor)

Definition

A separable verb meaning to thresh grain on a threshing floor (场上). Insert objects/quantities between 打 and 场, e.g. 打了两场. It is a rural/agricultural term, not used figuratively.

verb

to thresh grain (on a threshing floor)

Examples

打场。
Nóng mín men zài chǎng shàng dǎ cháng.
The farmers are threshing grain on the threshing floor.
。
Jīn nián tā men dǎ le liǎng chǎng.
This year they threshed twice.
，。
Dǎ wán chǎng, liáng shi jiù zhuāng dài le.
After finishing the threshing, the grain was bagged.

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