middle-season rice; semi-late rice
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middle-season rice; semi-late rice (rice varieties with growing and maturation periods between early rice and late rice)
An agricultural term for rice that is transplanted after early rice but before late rice, typically maturing in late summer or early autumn. It is distinct from early rice (早稻) and late rice (晚稻).
Jīn今
nián年
wǒ我
jiā家
gǎi改
zhòng种
le了
zhōng中
dào稻
。
This year my family switched to growing middle-season rice.
Zhōng中
dào稻
yī一
bān般
zài在
bā八
yuè月
dǐ底
dào到
jiǔ九
yuè月
chū初
shōu收
gē割
。
Middle-season rice is usually harvested from late August to early September.
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Zhè这
piàn片
tián田
lǐ里
zhòng种
de的
quán全
shì是
zhōng中
dào稻
。
This entire field is planted with middle-season rice.