qiāo
硗
hard and infertile; stony; barren
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
(of land) hard and infertile; stony; barren; poor
Describes soil that is rocky, compacted, or lacking nutrients. Commonly used in agricultural or geological contexts, often in compound words like 硗薄 or 硗瘠.
Zhè这
piàn片
qiāo硗
bó薄
de的
tǔ土
dì地
hěn很
nán难
gēng耕
zhòng种
。
This piece of barren land is very difficult to cultivate.
Jiā家
xiāng乡
de的
tián田
dì地
shí十
fēn分
qiāo硗
jí瘠
，
nóng农
mín民
shēng生
huó活
kùn困
kǔ苦
。
The farmland back home is extremely poor and rocky, making life hard for the farmers.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
néng能
zài在
qiāo硗
què确
de的
yán岩
shí石
fèng缝
xì隙
zhōng中
shēng生
zhǎng长
。
This plant can grow in the rocky crevices of barren terrain.