糴 (dí) - to buy grain & to purchase cereals (especially in bulk quantities).

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糴 · dí

to buy grain;

to purchase cereals (especially in bulk quantities).

to buy grainto purchase cereals (especially in bulk quantities).

Usage highlights

purchase grainbuy riceprocure cerealsgrain purchasing stationgrain merchantgrain purchasing policy

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The government purchases grain to stabilize prices (政府糴粮).
  • Merchants buy rice from farmers (商人从农民处糴米).
  • During famine, grain purchasing becomes crucial (饥荒时糴谷至关重要).

Collocations

  • purchase grain(糴粮)
  • buy rice(糴米)
  • procure cereals(糴谷)
  • grain purchasing station(糴场)
  • grain merchant(糴商)
  • grain purchasing policy(糴政)

Idioms

  • Purchase when prices are low, sell when prices are high(贱糴贵粜)
  • Close the granaries and stop grain purchases(闭糴)
  • Forbid grain purchasing to outsiders(遏糴)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically important in Chinese agricultural economy for price stabilization and famine relief.
  • Often used in contrast with 粜 (tiào, to sell grain), representing the complete grain trade cycle.
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts discussing economic policies and market regulations.

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