to ear; to head; form grain ears
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to ear; to head; to form ears (of grain crops)
Agricultural term referring to cereal crops (wheat, rice, corn, etc.) forming ears or spikes. Often used with the optional erhua suffix 儿 in northern dialects (吐穗儿).
Xiǎo小
mài麦
zhèng正
zài在
tǔ吐
suì穗
。
The wheat is heading.
Tián田
lǐ里
shuǐ水
dào稻
tǔ吐
suì穗
le了
。
The rice in the fields has formed ears.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Yù玉
mǐ米
tǔ吐
suì穗
de的
shí时
hòu候
xū需
yào要
chōng充
zú足
de的
shuǐ水
fèn分
。
Corn needs plenty of water when it is tasseling.