industrial crops; cash crops
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
crops cultivated primarily as raw materials for industry
neutralContrasted with food crops (粮食作物). Often implies higher economic value per unit area.
Zhè这
ge个
dì地
qū区
guǎng广
fàn泛
zhòng种
zhí植
mián棉
huā花
zhè这
zhǒng种
jīng经
jì济
zuò作
wù物
。
Cotton, an industrial crop, is widely cultivated in this region.
Zhòng种
zhí植
gān甘
zhè蔗
děng等
jīng经
jì济
zuò作
wù物
kě可
yǐ以
xiǎn显
zhù著
tí提
gāo高
nóng农
mín民
shōu收
rù入
。
Growing cash crops like sugarcane can significantly increase farmers' income.
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Guó国
jiā家
zhèng政
cè策
gǔ鼓
lì励
fā发
zhǎn展
yóu油
liào料
jīng经
jì济
zuò作
wù物
。
National policy encourages the development of oil-bearing industrial crops.
Yān烟
cǎo草
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
jīng经
jì济
zuò作
wù物
，
dàn但
yǒu有
hài害
jiàn健
kāng康
。
Tobacco is an important cash crop, but it is harmful to health.