farm; cultivate land; till the fields
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to farm; to cultivate land; to till the fields
A common colloquial verb referring to agricultural work performed in fields. Can be used as an intransitive verb or with objects like 水稻, 麦子.
Tā他
cí辞
qù去
le了
chéng城
shì市
de的
gōng工
zuò作
，
huí回
dào到
jiā家
xiāng乡
zhòng种
tián田
。
He quit his city job and returned to his hometown to farm.
Zhòng种
tián田
shì是
yī一
xiàng项
xīn辛
kǔ苦
dàn但
hěn很
yǒu有
yì意
yì义
de的
gōng工
zuò作
。
Farming is hard work but very meaningful.
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Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
rén人
shì世
shì世
dài代
dài代
yǐ以
zhòng种
tián田
wéi为
shēng生
。
People here have made their living by farming for generations.