apply fertilizer; fertilize
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to apply fertilizer to plants; to fertilize
Commonly used in agriculture, gardening, and farming contexts. Can be used with various types of fertilizer (organic, chemical).
Nóng农
mín民
zhèng正
zài在
gěi给
shuǐ水
dào稻
shī施
féi肥
。
The farmers are fertilizing the rice paddies.
Chūn春
tiān天
shì是
gěi给
guǒ果
shù树
shī施
féi肥
de的
hǎo好
jì季
jié节
。
Spring is a good season to fertilize fruit trees.
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Zhè这
kuài块
dì地
xū需
yào要
duō多
shī施
yī一
xiē些
féi肥
。
This plot of land needs more fertilizer applied to it.
Shī施
féi肥
shí时
yào要
zhù注
yì意
bù不
yào要
guò过
liàng量
，
yǐ以
miǎn免
shāo烧
gēn根
。
When applying fertilizer, be careful not to use too much, to avoid burning the roots.