huō

耠

Character · Verb

to loosen soil with a hoe

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Meanings

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1.

verb

to loosen or turn soil (with a hoe)

technical

A specialized agricultural term referring to the action of using a specific tool called a '耠子' (huōzi, a type of hoe) to break up and aerate soil, typically before planting.

Chūn春
tiān天
dào到
le了
 ，
nóng农
mín民
men们
kāi开
shǐ始
huō耠
dì地
 。

Spring has arrived, and the farmers are beginning to hoe the fields.

Zhè这
kuài块
dì地
tài太
yìng硬
le了
 ，
děi得
hǎo好
hǎo好
huō耠
yī一
xià下
 。

This plot of land is too hard; it needs a good hoeing.

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Shǐ使
yòng用
huō耠
zi子
huō耠
dì地
bǐ比
yòng用
chú锄
tou头
gèng更
shěng省
lì力
 。

Using a hoe to loosen the soil is less labor-intensive than using a pickaxe.