uncultivated farmland; fallow field
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
uncultivated field; fallow land (specifically refers to uncultivated paddy fields in some regions)
technicalAn agricultural term. 'White' (白) here implies the land is bare, without crops. Less common in modern everyday speech.
Cūn村
biān边
yǒu有
jǐ几
mǔ亩
bái白
tián田
，
jīn今
nián年
bù不
dǎ打
suàn算
zhòng种
shuǐ水
dào稻
le了
。
There are a few mu of fallow fields by the village, and we don't plan to plant rice this year.
Zhè这
xiē些
bái白
tián田
kě可
yǐ以
xiū休
yǎng养
yī一
xià下
dì地
lì力
。
These fallow fields can help restore the soil's fertility.
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Nà那
kuài块
shuǐ水
tián田
yīn因
wèi为
quē缺
shuǐ水
，
chéng成
le了
bái白
tián田
。
Because of the water shortage, that paddy field has become an uncultivated field.