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返青

Word · Verb

turn green; resume growth

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

(of crop seedlings) to turn from yellow to green and resume growth after transplanting or overwintering

technical

Technical term in agriculture and botany, specifically referring to cereal crops like wheat.

Dōng冬
xiǎo小
mài麦
yī一
bān般
zài在
chūn春
jì季
fǎn返
qīng青
 。

Winter wheat usually turns green in spring.

Zhè这
xiē些
yāng秧
miáo苗
yǐ已
jīng经
fǎn返
qīng青
 ,
kě可
yǐ以
yí移
zāi栽
le了
 。

These seedlings have already greened up and can be transplanted.

Show 1 more example
Fǎn返
qīng青
qī期
shì是
tián田
jiān间
guǎn管
lǐ理
de的
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
qī期
 。

The green-up period is a critical time for field management.