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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[niǎn]
  1. 1. noun roller
  2. 2. verb [使粉碎] grind
  3. 3. verb [使平坦] flatten

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[niǎn]
  1. 1. noun roller and millstone; stone roller
  2. 2. verb grind or husk with a roller
    husk rice
    得粉碎
    be crushed to powder; be crushed to pieces; be pulverized
    flatten or level (with a roller); roll out

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[niǎn]
  1. 1.
  2. 2. 子等滚轧
    药。

Examples

连耞虽然平时不常使用,但在打庄稼的时节,谁家也离不开它。
The flail is often not used today, but in the past it was indispensable for grinding crops.
如今农村有了现代化的工具,已经不怎么用磙子米了。
Nowadays, countries have modern tools; stone rollers are no longer commonly used to husk rice.
A train ran over him.
一辆火车从他身上过去。

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