yún

耘

Character · Verb

weed; till land

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

weed (farmland); hoe weeds

literary

A classical agricultural term, now mostly used in formal written contexts or fixed idiomatic phrases.

Nóng农
mín民
bó伯
bo伯
zài在
tián田
jiān间
yún耘
tián田
 。

The farmer uncle is weeding in the fields.

Chūn春
gēng耕
xià夏
yún耘
 ,
qiū秋
shōu收
dōng冬
cáng藏
shì是
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
nóng农
gēng耕
jié节
lǜ律
 。

Spring plowing, summer weeding, autumn harvesting and winter storing are traditional agricultural rhythms.

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Gǔ古
dài代
nóng农
mín民
yī依
kào靠
rén人
lì力
yún耘
tián田
lái来
wéi维
chí持
zuò作
wù物
shēng生
zhǎng长
 。

Ancient farmers relied on manual weeding to help crops grow.

Yún耘
dì地
shì是
xià夏
jì季
nóng农
huó活
zhōng中
zuì最
xīn辛
kǔ苦
de的
huán环
jié节
yī之
zhī一
 。

Weeding is one of the most laborious tasks in summer farm work.

Tā他
gēn跟
zhe着
yé爷
ye爷
xué学
xí习
yún耘
tián田
de的
jì技
qiǎo巧
 。

He learned weeding skills from his grandfather.

2.

verb

till; work the land

literary

Extended usage of the original meaning, referring to all farm work related to field management.

Yī一
nián年
sì四
jì季
 ,
tā他
dōu都
zài在
tián田
jiān间
yún耘
zuò作
 。

He works in the fields all year round.

Yún耘
gēng耕
de的
xīn辛
láo劳
huàn换
lái来
le了
fēng丰
shōu收
de的
xǐ喜
yuè悦
 。

The hard work of tilling the land brought the joy of harvest.