籴 (dí) - To buy grain & to purchase cereals.

籴Tone 2

dí ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 米

橙丁

籴 · dí

To buy grain;

to purchase cereals.

To buy grainto purchase cereals.

Usage highlights

Buy grainPurchase cerealsGovernment grain purchasePriceForced grain purchaseGrain purchase and sale

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 粜— to sell grain

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Farmers come to town to buy grain (籴米).
  • The government purchases grain to stabilize prices (平籴).
  • During famine, people struggle to buy food (籴粮困难).

Collocations

  • Buy grain(籴米)
  • Purchase cereals(籴粮)
  • Government grain purchase(官籴)
  • Price-stabilizing grain purchase(平籴)
  • Forced grain purchase(强籴)
  • Grain purchase and sale(籴粜)

Idioms

  • Buy cheap and sell dear(籴贱贩贵)
  • Purchase grain to relieve the people(籴粮济民)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically important in agricultural societies for food security and price control.
  • Often appeared in government policies like the 'Ever-Normal Granary' system to stabilize grain markets.

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