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Chinese dictionary
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v.cover (with a straw mat, tarpaulin, etc.)
我用席把麦子苫上。
I cover the wheat with straw mats.
今天晚上有霜冻,别忘了用席子把白菜苫好。
We shall have frost tonight, and don't forget to cover up the cabbages with the mat.
要下雨了,快点把场里的麦子苫上。
Hurry up! Cover up the wheat on the threshing ground. It's going to rain.
synonym
- 2
n.straw cover; straw mat
Words and phrases with 苫
Word usage
- NoteWhen pronounced as "shān", "苫" means "things"; when pronounced as "shàn", "苫" means "cover with grass thatch".