continuous cropping; to act as; to serve as
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to plant the same crop on the same land successively
formalA technical agricultural term. Continuous cropping can lead to soil nutrient depletion and disease buildup.
Zhè这
kuài块
dì地
bù不
néng能
chóng重
chá茬
zhòng种
xī西
guā瓜
，
fǒu否
zé则
chǎn产
liàng量
huì会
xià下
jiàng降
。
You can't plant watermelons on this land continuously, otherwise the yield will drop.
Zhuān专
jiā家
jiàn建
yì议
shí实
xíng行
lún轮
zuò作
，
bì避
miǎn免
chóng重
chá茬
。
Experts recommend crop rotation to avoid continuous cropping.
conjunction
to serve as; to act as; to function as
archaicThis usage of '重茬' is highly archaic or literary and extremely rare in modern standard Chinese. It is essentially synonymous with the classical function of '作' meaning 'to serve as'.
（
Gǔ古
yǔ语
）
Cǐ此
mù木
kě可
chóng重
chá茬
liáng梁
zhù柱
zhī之
yòng用
。
(Archaic) This wood can serve as beams and pillars.
（
Gǔ古
yǔ语
）
Jūn君
zǐ子
chóng重
chá茬
biǎo表
shuài率
，
yǐ以
shuài率
tiān天
xià下
。
(Archaic) A gentleman acts as a model to lead the world.