Chinese word

田

Pronunciation

Pinyintián

Meaning

  • nounrice field

Example

他在田里工作。tā zài tián lǐ gōng zuò

He works in the rice field.

Illustration for 田 (rice field)

More examples

孩子们在田里捉迷藏。hái zi men zài tián lǐ zhuō mí cáng

The children are playing hide-and-seek in the rice field.

Core concept

A bounded plot of cultivated land, often wet and used for growing rice.

Common phrases

  • 田野tián yě

    fields

  • 水田shuǐ tián

    rice paddy

  • 田里tián lǐ

    in the rice field

Similar words

农田nóng tián: Land used to grow farm crops.
稻田dào tián: A rice-growing field, usually kept wet.
田地tián dì: A piece of land set aside for cultivation.
田野tián yě: Wide, open fields and rural land.

Definition in Chinese

耕作的土地，常指水田或田地，也可作姓氏。gēng zuò de tǔ dì cháng zhǐ shuǐ tián huò tián dì yě kě zuò xìng shì

Word origin

The character 田 (tián, "field") began as a picture of cropland divided into sections, which explains its lasting connection with agriculture.

Usage tips

  • A more specific expression is useful when the crop or type of land matters; the bare noun works when those details are already clear from context.

Other meanings

  • farmlandnoun
  • Tiannoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 稻田dào tiánrice paddynoun
  • 田园tián yuáncountrysidenoun

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