máo

technical
agriculture
irrigation

Meaning of 毛渠

毛渠 means field ditch; the smallest irrigation channel that delivers water from the distributary canal (douqu) to individual fields. Pronounced máo qú.

  • field ditch; the smallest irrigation channel that delivers water from the distributary canal (douqu) to individual fields

Definitions & Examples

Nóng
mín
men
zhèng
zài
qīng
máo
de
 

Farmers are clearing the silt from the field ditches.

Zhè
xiē
máo
shuǐ
shū
sòng
dào
měi
kuài
dào
tián
 

These field ditches deliver water to every paddy field.

Dǒu
xià
miàn
fēn
chū
le
shí
tiáo
máo
 

The distributary canal divides into over a dozen field ditches.

Máo
de
chàng
tōng
shì
bǎo
zhèng
guàn
gài
xiào
de
guān
jiàn
 

The unobstructed flow of field ditches is key to ensuring irrigation efficiency.

Measure Words

/ tiáo
Primary
/ dào