què

埆

Character · AdjectiveTraditional確

true; solid; infertile (land)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

infertile; barren; poor (of soil)

literary

Literary or archaic usage. Describes land that is unproductive or lacking in nutrients. Often used in classical texts or formal descriptions of terrain.

Cǐ此
dì地
shān山
què确
shuǐ水
shòu瘦
 ，
bù不
yí宜
gēng耕
zuò作
 。

This place has barren mountains and meager waters, unsuitable for farming.

Què确
tǔ土
nán难
shēng生
wǔ五
gǔ谷
 。

Infertile soil struggles to produce the five grains.

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Zhè这
piàn片
què确
jí瘠
de的
tǔ土
dì地
zhōng终
yú于
dé得
dào到
le了
gǎi改
liáng良
 。

This patch of barren land has finally been improved.