rice plant; paddy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
rice plant; paddy; unhusked rice
informalRefers to the entire rice plant as a crop, or the grains before they are husked. The suffix '-子' makes it informal and colloquial.
Tián田
lǐ里
de的
dào稻
zi子
kuài快
chéng成
shú熟
le了
，
yī一
piàn片
jīn金
huáng黄
。
The rice in the fields is almost ripe, a vast expanse of gold.
Jīn今
nián年
fēng风
tiáo调
yǔ雨
shùn顺
，
dào稻
zi子
shōu收
cheng成
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
。
With favorable weather this year, the rice harvest is especially good.
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Nóng农
mín民
men们
zhèng正
zài在
shōu收
gē割
dào稻
zi子
。
The farmers are harvesting the rice.
Bǎ把
xīn新
dǎ打
de的
dào稻
zi子
shài晒
gān干
。
Dry the newly threshed rice.