耕 gēng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 耒 — plow
- Made of
- 耒 plow 井 well, mine shaft, pit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
耕耘
gēngyún
to cultivate; to work diligently
Characters in this word
耘 yún
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 耒 — plow
- Made of
- 耒 plow 云 cloud
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他在冷门领域默默耕耘二十年，终于等来了学界的重新评价。 Tā zài lěngmén lǐngyù mòmò gēngyún èrshí nián, zhōngyú děng lái le xuéjiè de chóngxīn píngjià. He worked quietly in an obscure field for twenty years and finally received renewed recognition from academia.
- 她在教育这块土地上耕耘了一辈子。 Tā zài jiàoyù zhè kuài tǔdì shang gēngyún le yí bèizi. She spent her whole life working hard in the field of education.
- 只要用心耕耘，总会有收获。 Zhǐyào yòngxīn gēngyún, zǒng huì yǒu shōuhuò. As long as you work at it wholeheartedly, you will reap a harvest.
Related words
- 耕 gēng to plough; to cultivate
- 耕地 gēngdì arable land; to cultivate land
- 腐烂 fǔlàn to rot; rotten; decayed
- 腐朽 fǔxiǔ rotten; decayed; decadent
- 灌溉 guàngài to irrigate
- 化肥 huàféi chemical fertiliser
- 肥料 féiliào fertiliser; manure
- 采摘 cǎizhāi to pick; to harvest by hand
- 采 cǎi to pick; to gather; to collect
- 稻草 dàocǎo rice straw; straw
- 谷物 gǔwù grain; cereal crop
- 禾苗 hémiáo grain seedlings; young cereal plants