chéng

塍

Character · NounTraditional堘

ridge between fields

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

noun

raised earthen ridge between paddy fields

dialect

A specific term for the narrow embankments that separate rice paddies or fields, used for walking or irrigation control. The variant character 塍 is more common.

Nóng农

mín民

zǒu走

zài在

zhǎi窄

de的

tián田

chéng堘

shàng上

。

The farmer walked on the narrow ridge between the fields.

Tián田

chéng堘

kě可

yǐ以

yòng用

lái来

fēn分

gé隔

shuǐ水

tián田

。

Field ridges can be used to separate paddy fields.

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Tā他

men们

bǎ把

shuǐ水

qú渠

xiū修

zài在

tián田

chéng堘

biān边

shàng上

。

They built the irrigation ditch alongside the field ridge.