Chinese word

农作物

Pronunciation

Pinyinnóng zuò wù

Meaning

  • nouncrops

Example

这个地区主要种植农作物。zhè ge dì qū zhǔ yào zhòng zhí nóng zuò wù

This area mainly grows crops.

Illustration for 农作物 (crops)

More examples

为了防止农作物病虫害，农民实行轮作。wèi le fáng zhǐ nóng zuò wù bìng chóng hài nóng mín shí xíng lún zuò

To prevent crop pests and diseases, farmers practice crop rotation.

Core concept

Plants cultivated on farms and kept for harvest, whether they grow in fields, vegetable plots, or orchards.

Common phrases

  • 种植农作物zhòng zhí nóng zuò wù

    plant crops

  • 农作物产量nóng zuò wù chǎn liàng

    crop yield

  • 农作物轮作nóng zuò wù lún zuò

    crop rotation

Similar words

作物zuò wù: A general term for plants that are cultivated and harvested.
农产品nóng chán pǐn: Goods produced by farming, including crops and other agricultural products.
粮食作物liáng shí zuò wù: Food-producing crops such as grains, potatoes, and other edible plants.

Definition in Chinese

由农业种植获得的可收获植物产品，包括粮食、蔬菜、果树等。yóu nóng yè zhòng zhí huò dé de kě shōu huò zhí wù chán pǐn bāo kuò liáng shí shū cài guǒ shù děng

Word origin

农作物 (nóngzuòwù, "crops") combines 农 (nóng, "farming") + 作 (zuò, "cultivate") + 物 (wù, "thing") to name things produced through farming.

Usage tips

  • English crop can mean one harvest or one type of plant, while 农作物 (nóngzuòwù, "crops") usually names cultivated plant products as a broad category.

Other meanings

  • farm producenoun

Opposites

  • 野生植物yě shēng zhí wùwild plantsnoun
  • 自然植被zì rán zhí bèinatural vegetationnoun

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