wò

沃

Character · Verb · Adjective · Noun

irrigate; fertile

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Meanings

3 senses · 15 examples
1.

verb

to irrigate; to water

literary

Used for watering fields or crops in agricultural contexts.

Nóng农
mín民
bó伯
bo伯
zhèng正
zài在
wò沃
tián田
 。

The farmer is irrigating the fields.

Zhè这
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
xū需
yào要
jí及
shí时
wò沃
shuǐ水
 。

This land needs timely irrigation.

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Rú如
tāng汤
wò沃
xuě雪

like hot water pouring on snow (easily melting)

Tā他
men们
yòng用
hé河
shuǐ水
wò沃
tián田
yǐ已
yǒu有
shù数
bǎi百
nián年
lì历
shǐ史
 。

They have been irrigating fields with river water for hundreds of years.

Chūn春
yǔ雨
wò沃
tián田
 ,
zhuāng庄
jia稼
zhǎng长
shì势
liáng良
hǎo好
 。

Spring rain irrigates the fields, and the crops are growing well.

2.

adjective

fertile; rich

Describes land that is rich in nutrients and good for farming.

Zhè这
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
fēi非
cháng常
féi肥
wò沃
 。

This land is very fertile.

Wò沃
yě野
qiān千
lǐ里
 ,
wù物
chǎn产
fēng丰
fù富
 。

A thousand miles of fertile land with abundant products.

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Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
hēi黑
tǔ土
hěn很
féi肥
wò沃
 。

The black soil here is very fertile.

Zhè这
piàn片
wò沃
tǔ土
yǎng养
yù育
le了
xǔ许
duō多
rén人
 。

This fertile soil has nurtured many people.

Féi肥
tián田
wò沃
dì地
shì是
nóng农
yè业
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
jī基
chǔ础
 。

Fertile fields are the foundation of agricultural development.

3.

noun

surname

Used as a Chinese family name.

Wǒ我
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
xìng姓
Wò沃
 。

My friend's surname is Wo.

Wò沃
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
jīng经
lǐ理
 。

Mr. Wo is the manager of our company.

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Wò沃
zhè这
ge个
xìng姓
shì氏
zài在
zhōng中
guó国
bù不
tài太
cháng常
jiàn见
 。

The surname Wo is not very common in China.

Wò沃
ā阿
yí姨
shì是
yí一
wèi位
shàn善
liáng良
de的
yī医
shēng生
 。

Aunt Wo is a kind doctor.

Wò沃
shì氏
jiā家
zú族
yǒu有
zhe着
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
lì历
shǐ史
 。

The Wo family has a long history.