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种地

zhòngdì

to farm, to cultivate land

A person plants seedlings in a field
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Characters in this word

种 zhǒng

Strokes
9
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 中 central
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

地 de

Strokes
6
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 也 also, too
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 祖父一辈子种地,对土壤和节气特别熟悉。 Zǔfù yíbèizi zhòngdì, duì tǔrǎng hé jiéqì tèbié shúxī. Grandfather farmed all his life and was especially familiar with soil and seasonal changes.
  • 他放弃了城里的工作,回老家种地。 Tā fàngqì le chéng lǐ de gōngzuò, huí lǎojiā zhòngdì. He gave up his job in the city and went back to his hometown to farm.
  • 种地要看天气,也要懂得照顾土地。 Zhòngdì yào kàn tiānqì, yě yào dǒngde zhàogù tǔdì. Farming depends on the weather, and you also need to know how to care for the land.

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