peat; low-grade coal used as fertilizer and fuel
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peat; a type of low-grade coal formed from partially decomposed plant matter, used as fertilizer and fuel
Technical term used in geology, agriculture and chemical industry. Also called 泥煤 (níméi) or 草炭 (cǎotàn).
Ní泥
tàn炭
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
yǒu有
jī机
féi肥
liào料
，
néng能
gǎi改
shàn善
tǔ土
rǎng壤
jié结
gòu构
。
Peat is an important organic fertilizer that can improve soil structure.
Zhè这
piàn片
zhǎo沼
zé泽
dì地
xià下
yùn蕴
cáng藏
zhe着
fēng丰
fù富
de的
ní泥
tàn炭
zī资
yuán源
。
There are rich peat resources beneath this marsh.
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Ní泥
tàn炭
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
shēng生
chǎn产
jiǎ甲
chún醇
hé和
méi煤
qì气
。
Peat can be used to produce methanol and coal gas.
Nóng农
mín民
men们
zài在
chūn春
gēng耕
qián前
xiàng向
tián田
dì地
lǐ里
shī施
yòng用
le了
ní泥
tàn炭
。
The farmers applied peat to the fields before spring plowing.