to plow and sow; to farm
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to plow and sow; to cultivate land and plant crops; to farm
Refers to the core agricultural activities of preparing land and planting seeds. It often implies the entire process of crop production.
Kāi开
chūn春
le了
，
nóng农
mín民
dōu都
máng忙
zhe着
gēng耕
zhòng种
。
Spring has begun, and farmers are all busy with plowing and sowing.
Zhè这
piàn片
féi肥
wò沃
de的
tǔ土
dì地
fēi非
cháng常
shì适
hé合
gēng耕
zhòng种
。
This piece of fertile land is very suitable for farming.
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Jǐ几
qiān千
nián年
lái来
，
rén人
lèi类
yì一
zhí直
yī依
kào靠
gēng耕
zhòng种
wéi为
shēng生
。
For thousands of years, humans have relied on farming to make a living.
Xiàn现
dài代
huà化
de的
gēng耕
zhòng种
jì技
shù术
dà大
dà大
tí提
gāo高
le了
chǎn产
liàng量
。
Modern farming techniques have greatly increased yields.