打场 (dǎ cháng) — to thresh grain (on a threshing floor)

Definition

打场 is a separable verb (离合词) used in agricultural contexts meaning 'to thresh grain on a threshing floor'. The verb 打 ('to beat/thresh') separates from the noun 场 ('threshing ground') when you add a measure word or duration: 打了一场 ('threshed once'), 打了半天场 ('threshed for half a day'). It's a specialized term you'll encounter in rural settings or historical texts, not in everyday city conversation.

v.o.

to thresh grain (on a threshing floor)

Examples

打场。
Nóngmín men zài chǎng shàng dǎ cháng.
The farmers are threshing grain on the threshing floor.
。
Jīnnián tāmen dǎ le liǎng chǎng.
This year they threshed twice.
，。
Dǎ wán chǎng, liángshi jiù zhuāng dài le.
After finishing the threshing, the grain was bagged.

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