land preparation; soil cultivation; tillage
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to prepare the land; to cultivate the soil (plowing, harrowing, and leveling before sowing)
An agricultural technical term referring to soil preparation work performed before planting crops. This includes plowing (耕地), harrowing (耙地), and leveling the field (平地), and sometimes also ditching (开沟) and making raised beds (做畦).
Nóng农
mín民
zài在
chūn春
tiān天
zhěng整
dì地
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
bō播
zhǒng种
yù玉
mǐ米
。
The farmers are preparing the land in spring, getting ready to sow corn.
Zhè这
kuài块
dì地
xū需
yào要
xiān先
zhěng整
dì地
，
rán然
hòu后
cái才
néng能
zhòng种
shū蔬
cài菜
。
This plot of land needs to be cultivated first before vegetables can be planted.
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Zhěng整
dì地
bāo包
kuò括
gēng耕
dì地
、
bà耙
dì地
hé和
píng平
dì地
děng等
bù步
zhòu骤
。
Land preparation includes steps such as plowing, harrowing, and leveling.