thresh in Chinese
thresh in Chinese is 打穀 — thresh means to beat crops so the grain comes away from the straw or husks, using a flail, machinery, or animals driven over them.
thresh in Chinese
打穀
Pronounced: dǎ gǔ
(transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.
What does "thresh" mean?
- verb To beat crops so the grain comes away from the straw or husks, using a flail, machinery, or animals driven over them.
- verb To come away from the straw in this way, or be able to.
- verb (informal) To hit someone hard, usually with a stick or whip.
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verb To thrash your arms and legs about wildly.
"The jay fell all lopsidedly and threshing, as though it were having a fit. The ground killed it."
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- The jay fell all lopsidedly and threshing, as though it were having a fit. The ground killed it.
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What is "thresh" in Chinese?
"thresh" in Chinese is 打穀. thresh means: To beat crops so the grain comes away from the straw or husks, using a flail, machinery, or animals driven over them.
How do you pronounce 打穀?
"thresh" in Chinese is 打穀, pronounced "dǎ gǔ".
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