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“crop” in Chinese

Chinese

Also裁剪 (cái jiǎn)

Pronunciation

Pinyinzuò wù

Example

田里种了很多作物。tián lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō zuò wù

Many crops are planted in the field.

Illustration for 作物 (crop)

How to say “crop” in Chinese

“Crop” in Chinese is 作物 (zuò wù).

A field-grown plant understood through the harvest or other use it provides.

Full entry for 作物: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 作物

科学家正在研究提高作物抗病性的办法。kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū tí gāo zuò wù kàng bìng xìng de bàn fǎ

Scientists are studying ways to improve crops' resistance to disease.

Tips for using 作物

  • Chinese often uses this broad noun for a whole category, so context rather than the noun alone identifies the particular species.

Other Chinese words for “crop”

请把这张图片裁剪成正方形。qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng tú piàn cái jiǎn chéng zhèng fāng xíng

Please crop this image to a square.

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