Chinese word

庄稼

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhuāng jià

Meaning

  • nouncrops

Example

农民收割庄稼了。nóng mín shōu gē zhuāng jià le

The farmer harvested the crops.

Illustration for 庄稼 (crops)

More examples

今年夏天，村民忙着给庄稼浇水。jīn nián xià tiān cūn mín máng zhe gěi zhuāng jià jiāo shuǐ

This summer, the villagers are busy watering the crops.

Core concept

The useful plants that fill cultivated fields and become farm produce.

Common phrases

  • 种植庄稼zhòng zhí zhuāng jià

    plant crops

  • 给庄稼施肥gěi zhuāng jià shī féi

    fertilize crops

  • 收割庄稼shōu gē zhuāng jià

    harvest crops

Similar words

农作物nóng zuò wù: Agricultural plants grown and harvested for use as farm products.
作物zuò wù: Plants grown by people and harvested for use.
粮食作物liáng shí zuò wù: Staple food crops such as rice and wheat, grown for people to eat.

Definition in Chinese

指在农田或田地里栽种、供收获食用或出售的作物的总称。zhǐ zài nóng tián huò tián dì lǐ zāi zhòng gōng shōu huò shí yòng huò chū shòu de zuò wù de zǒng chēng

Word origin

The character 稼 (jià, "cultivated crops") points to what is grown for harvest, while 庄 (zhuāng, "farmstead") places it in the agricultural setting.

Usage tips

  • Chinese often treats this as a collective noun for field plants, while English may use a plural, a mass noun, or a phrase such as a crop of wheat depending on the sentence.

Opposites

  • 杂草zá cǎoweedsnoun
  • 野草yé cǎowild grassnoun

Related words

  • 庄稼地zhuāng jià dìcroplandnoun
  • 庄稼人zhuāng jià rénfarmernoun

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