糶 (tiào) - To sell grain & to sell in bulk (especially grains or commodities).

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tiào ｜ 25 strokes ｜ radical:

檀婷

糶 · tiào

To sell grain;

to sell in bulk (especially grains or commodities).

To sell grainto sell in bulk (especially grains or commodities).

Usage highlights

Sell grainSell riceSell provisionsSell at marketWholesale sellingGovernment grain sales

Synonyms

  • 賣— to sell (general term)
  • 售— to sell (more formal)
  • 販— to deal in, to trade

Antonyms

  • 糴— to buy grain
  • 買— to buy (general term)
  • 購— to purchase

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The government sells grain reserves to stabilize prices (糶米).
  • Merchants sell rice in bulk at the market (糶穀).
  • During the famine, they had to sell their grain stores (糶糧).
  • The cooperative sells agricultural products (糶農產品).

Collocations

  • Sell grain(糶米)
  • Sell rice(糶穀)
  • Sell provisions(糶糧)
  • Sell at market(出糶)
  • Wholesale selling(糶賣)
  • Government grain sales(平糶)

Idioms

  • Sell grain to relieve the people(糶糧濟民)
  • Government sales to stabilize prices(平糶安民)
  • Sell grain to aid disaster victims(糶穀賑災)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically used in contexts of grain markets and government price stabilization policies.
  • Part of traditional agricultural economy vocabulary, relating to food security measures.
  • The character reflects China's historical focus on grain management and distribution systems.

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