Chinese word

水稻

Pronunciation

Pinyinshuǐ dào

Meaning

  • nounrice

Example

他们开始在田里种植水稻。tā men kāi shǐ zài tián lǐ zhòng zhí shuǐ dào

They began planting rice in the fields.

Illustration for 水稻 (rice)

More examples

洪水淹没了水稻，导致严重损失。hóng shuǐ yān mò le shuǐ dào dǎo zhì yán zhòng sǔn shī

The flood submerged the rice, causing serious losses.

Core concept

A rice crop rooted in wet fields and understood as the growing plant and its harvest.

Common phrases

  • 灌溉水稻guàn gài shuǐ dào

    irrigate rice

  • 收割水稻shōu gē shuǐ dào

    harvest rice

  • 水稻育种shuǐ dào yù zhǒng

    rice breeding

Similar words

大米dà mǐ: Milled rice prepared to be cooked and eaten.
稻谷dào gǔ: Harvested rice that has not yet been removed from its husks.

Definition in Chinese

指在水田中栽培、以收获稻谷为目的的稻作作物，包括生长的稻株及其产量。zhǐ zài shuǐ tián zhōng zāi péi yǐ shōu huò dào gǔ wèi mù dì de dào zuò zuò wù bāo kuò shēng zhǎng de dào zhū jí qí chǎn liàng

Word origin

水稻 (shuǐdào, "rice") combines 水 (shuǐ, "water") with 稻 (dào, "rice plant"), marking rice grown in water-filled fields.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this noun belongs mainly to farming talk about fields, planting, varieties, and harvests rather than ordinary meal conversations.

Related words

  • 水稻栽培shuǐ dào zāi péirice cultivationnoun
  • 水稻产量shuǐ dào chǎn liàngrice yieldnoun

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