paddy field; rice field
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
paddy field; rice field; irrigated field with raised ridges for growing rice
Specifically refers to fields designed to hold water with raised ridges (田埂), primarily used for rice cultivation as opposed to dry fields (旱田).
Nóng农
mín民
zhèng正
zài在
shuǐ水
tián田
lǐ里
chā插
yāng秧
。
The farmers are planting rice seedlings in the paddy field.
Zhè这
piàn片
shuǐ水
tián田
měi每
nián年
kě可
yǐ以
shōu收
huò获
liǎng两
jì季
shuǐ水
dào稻
。
This paddy field can yield two crops of rice every year.
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Qīng清
chén晨
de的
shuǐ水
tián田
shàng上
shēng升
qǐ起
le了
yī一
céng层
báo薄
wù雾
。
A layer of mist rose above the paddy fields in the early morning.
Tā他
men们
jué决
dìng定
bǎ把
hàn旱
dì地
gǎi改
zào造
chéng成
shuǐ水
tián田
。
They decided to convert the dry land into paddy fields.