dōngxián

冬闲

Word · NounTraditional冬閑

slack winter farming season

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

slack farming season in winter

A term from agriculture, referring to the period in winter when fieldwork is minimal, allowing farmers to engage in other planning, maintenance, or indoor tasks.

Nóng农
mín民
men们
lì利
yòng用
dōng冬
xián闲
zuò做
hǎo好
shì室
nèi内
xuǎn选
zhǒng种
gōng工
zuò作
 。

Farmers use the slack winter season to properly carry out indoor seed selection work.

Dōng冬
xián闲
shí时
 ,
cūn村
lǐ里
huì会
zǔ组
zhī织
yī一
xiē些
jì技
shù术
péi培
xùn训
 。

During the winter slack season, the village organizes some technical training.

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Wǎng往
nián年
dōng冬
xián闲
 ,
tā他
dōu都
huì会
jìn进
chéng城
dǎ打
gōng工
 。

In previous years during the winter off-season, he would go to the city to find work.

Zhè这
gè个
dì地
qū区
dōng冬
jì季
hán寒
lěng冷
 ,
dōng冬
xián闲
shí时
jiān间
jiào较
cháng长
 。

This region has cold winters, so the slack farming season is relatively long.

Wǒ我
men们
dǎ打
suàn算
zài在
dōng冬
xián闲
qī期
jiān间
xiū修
zhěng整
yī一
xià下
nóng农
jù具
 。

We plan to repair the farming tools during the winter slack period.