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105 words
Chinese word
禾苗
Pronunciation
Pinyinhé miáo
Meaning
- nounrice seedling
Example
他在田里给禾苗浇水。tā zài tián lǐ gěi hé miáo jiāo shuǐ
He is watering the rice seedlings in the field.
More examples
雨后，禾苗长势更好。yǔ hòu hé miáo zhǎng shì gèng hǎo
After the rain, the rice seedlings grow better.
Core concept
A newly emerged cereal plant growing as a small shoot in a field or nursery.
Common phrases
给禾苗浇水gěi hé miáo jiāo shuǐ
water rice seedlings
移栽禾苗yí zāi hé miáo
transplant rice seedlings
禾苗生长hé miáo shēng zhǎng
rice seedlings grow
Similar words
苗miáo: A young plant grown for cultivation or later transplanting.
稻苗dào miáo: A young rice plant that has recently sprouted.
秧苗yāng miáo: A young rice plant raised in a nursery for transplanting into a field.
幼苗yòu miáo: A very young seedling that has only recently sprouted.
Definition in Chinese
禾本科作物在萌芽或幼苗阶段出现的幼芽或小株，常见于田间或育秧期间，泛指稻苗等谷物的年轻植株。hé běn kē zuò wù zài méng yá huò yòu miáo jiē duàn chū xiàn de yòu yá huò xiǎo zhū cháng jiàn yú tián jiān huò yù yāng qī jiān fàn zhǐ dào miáo děng gǔ wù de nián qīng zhí zhū
Word origin
禾 (hé, "grain plant") + 苗 (miáo, "young plant") forms a term for a young plant of a cereal crop.
Usage tips
- This word fits conversations about farming and crop care, but casual speakers may choose a more direct description when the farming context is already clear.
Other meanings
- young plantnoun
Related words
- 禾苗期hé miáo qīrice seedling stagenoun