chóu
畴
farmland; category; type
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Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesnoun
farmland; cultivated field
literaryUsed in formal or literary contexts, rarely used in daily spoken Chinese.
Zhè这
piàn片
chóu畴
tián田
féi肥
wò沃
，
shì适
hé合
zhòng种
zhí植
shuǐ水
dào稻
。
This piece of farmland is fertile, suitable for growing rice.
Huáng黄
Hé河
liú流
yù域
píng平
yuán原
chóu畴
qiān千
lǐ里
，
wù物
chǎn产
fēng丰
fù富
。
The Yellow River basin plain stretches thousands of miles of farmland, rich in products.
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Gǔ古
dài代
shī诗
rén人
cháng常
miáo描
xiě写
tián田
jiān间
chóu畴
lǒng陇
de的
jǐng景
sè色
。
Ancient poets often described the scenery of field ridges and farmland.
noun
category; type; classification
literaryWidely used in formal academic or literary writing, often paired with specific quantifiers or descriptive words.
Zhè这
xiē些
zuò作
pǐn品
shǔ属
yú于
bù不
tóng同
de的
fàn范
chóu畴
。
These works belong to different categories.
Zì自
rán然
jiè界
zhōng中
wàn万
wù物
gè各
yǒu有
qí其
chóu畴
。
All things in nature have their own categories.
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Zhè这
ge个
yán研
jiū究
lǐng领
yù域
shǔ属
yú于
shè社
huì会
kē科
xué学
fàn范
chóu畴
。
This research field falls within the category of social sciences.
Shēng生
wù物
kě可
yǐ以
fēn分
wéi为
dòng动
wù物
、
zhí植
wù物
děng等
bù不
tóng同
chóu畴
lèi类
。
Living things can be divided into different categories such as animals and plants.
Zhé哲
xué学
fàn范
chóu畴
de的
gài概
niàn念
xū需
yào要
zǐ仔
xì细
biàn辨
xī析
。
Philosophical category concepts need careful differentiation.