dry farmland on gentle hills
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
dry farmland on gently sloping hills; upland field
technicalAn agricultural term referring to cultivated land on hilltops or slopes that is not easily irrigated, as opposed to irrigated fields (水田). Often used in contexts of land use, geography, and farming.
Zhè这
piàn片
gǎng岗
dì地
shì适
hé合
zhòng种
zhí植
nài耐
hàn旱
de的
zuò作
wù物
，
bǐ比
rú如
yù玉
mǐ米
hé和
hóng红
shǔ薯
。
This upland field is suitable for planting drought-resistant crops, such as corn and sweet potatoes.
Yóu由
yú于
quē缺
shuǐ水
，
nóng农
mín民
men们
zhǔ主
yào要
zài在
gǎng岗
dì地
shang上
gēng耕
zuò作
。
Due to water scarcity, farmers mainly cultivate the dry hillside fields.
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Gǎng岗
dì地
de的
tǔ土
rǎng壤
bǎo保
shuǐ水
xìng性
jiào较
chà差
，
xū需
yào要
tè特
bié别
de的
gēng耕
zuò作
jì技
shù术
。
The soil on the upland has poor water retention, requiring special farming techniques.