碾

niǎn · nian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. stone roller
  2. roller and millstone
  3. to grind
  4. to crush
  5. to husk

In a sentence

2 examples
01

农(nóng)民(mín)用(yòng)石(shí)碾(niǎn)把(bǎ)稻(dào)谷(gǔ)碾(niǎn)成(chéng)白(bái)米(mǐ)。

The farmer used a stone roller to husk the rice into white rice.

02

一(yí)辆(liàng)卡(kǎ)车(chē)从(cóng)路(lù)边(biān)碾(niǎn)过(guò),压(yā)坏(huài)了(le)刚(gāng)种(zhòng)的(de)花(huā)。

A truck rolled over the roadside and crushed the newly planted flowers.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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