yāngtián

秧田

Word · Noun

rice seedling bed; rice nursery

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Meanings

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1.

noun

rice seedling bed; rice nursery; paddy field for raising young rice plants

Agricultural term referring to the specialized shallow field where rice seeds are sown and seedlings are raised before being transplanted to the main paddy fields. Often flooded with shallow water.

Nóng农
mín民
zhèng正
zài在
yāng秧
tián田
lǐ里
chā插
yāng秧
 。

The farmers are transplanting rice seedlings in the nursery.

Chūn春
tiān天
shì是
zhěng整
lǐ理
yāng秧
tián田
de的
jì季
jié节
 。

Spring is the season for preparing the rice seedling beds.

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Zhè这
kuài块
yāng秧
tián田
de的
shuǐ水
dào稻
zhǎng长
shì势
hěn很
hǎo好
 。

The rice seedlings in this nursery are growing very well.

Yāng秧
tián田
xū需
yào要
jīng经
cháng常
guàn灌
gài溉
 ,
bǎo保
chí持
qiǎn浅
shuǐ水
céng层
 。

The seedling bed needs frequent irrigation to maintain a shallow water layer.