paddy rice; lowland rice
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
paddy rice; rice grown in irrigated fields
neutralRefers to the rice plant cultivated in flooded paddy fields. It has two main subspecies: indica rice (籼稻) and japonica rice (粳稻). Contrasts with upland rice (旱稻).
Nán南
fāng方
dì地
qū区
guǎng广
fàn泛
zhòng种
zhí植
shuǐ水
dào稻
。
Rice is widely cultivated in southern regions.
Zhè这
piàn片
tī梯
tián田
lǐ里
zhòng种
mǎn满
le了
lǜ绿
yóu油
yóu油
de的
shuǐ水
dào稻
。
This terraced field is filled with lush green rice plants.
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Zá杂
jiāo交
shuǐ水
dào稻
jì技
shù术
wèi为
shì世
jiè界
liáng粮
shi食
ān安
quán全
zuò做
chū出
le了
jù巨
dà大
gòng贡
xiàn献
。
Hybrid rice technology has made a huge contribution to world food security.