田
farmland; mineral field; surname
Meanings
4 senses · 15 examplesnoun
farmland; cropland
Can refer to dry land or paddy fields, with regional variation specifying paddy fields.
Grandpa planted rice in the farmland.
This wheat field had a good harvest this year.
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Farmers are plowing the fields and sowing seeds.
The paddy fields in our hometown are all planted with lotus roots.
The government has designated basic farmland protection zones.
noun
mineral field; deposit zone
formalUsed for petroleum, natural gas, coal and other mineral resources.
This oil field is the largest oil and gas field in eastern China.
A large coal mine field was discovered locally.
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Extraction from natural gas fields requires professional technology.
This area has been designated as a salt field development zone.
Oil field workers are overhauling mining equipment.
noun
surname Tian
A common Chinese surname with a long historical origin.
Teacher Tian is our Chinese language teacher.
The husband in my neighborhood has the surname Tian.
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The Tian family has high prestige in this local area.
verb
to hunt; to go hunting
literaryAn archaic literary usage, rarely used in modern daily speech.
Ancient texts often record the hunting activities of monarchs.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, nobles often went hunting in spring.