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gēng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gēng | geng1
English translation
variant of gēng [gēng]
to plow, to cultivate

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About gēng

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

gēng

Contains the radical

lěi

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

plow

Etymology of gēng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

耒井

Semantic compound

lěi

Phonetic compound

Jǐng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. lěi represents the meaning and Jǐng represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using gēng

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睡意 shuì yì 降临 jiànglín dào 他们 tā men láo kùn de 眼皮 yǎn pí shǎng ,如同 rú tóng 柔和 róuhé de 春雨 chūn yǔ zài Xīn fān gēng de de .

Slumber fell on their tired eyelids like the light rain of spring upon the freshturned earth.

大家 dàjiā dōu hěn máng , nán de 耕田 gēng tián , de 织布 zhī bù .

All were busily engaged, men at their ploughs , women at their looms.

这样 zhè yàng Gāo de 产量 chǎn liàng 主要 zhǔyào shì 通过 tōngguò 改良 gǎiliáng 耕作 gēng zuò 方法 fāngfǎ 取得 qǔ dé de .

These high yields have been achieved largely through better methods of cultivation.

全部 quánbù 土地 tǔdì dōu 翻耕 fān gēng Guò le , 准备 zhǔnbèi 播种 bōzhǒng .

All the fields are now ploughed up, ready for the seeds.

薄暮 bó mù 充满 chōngmǎn 紫丁香 zǐ dīng xiāng Xīn fān gēng de 泥土 ní tǔ de 香味 xiāng wèi .

Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.

Words with gēng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
耕地 gēngdì arable land耕地 gēngdì
gēng to plow gēng
耕耘 gēng yún farm work耕耘 gēng yún
耕种 gēng zhòng to till耕種
耕作 gēng zuò farming耕作 gēng zuò
春耕 chūn gēng to plow a field in the spring春耕 chūn gēng
耕田 gēng tián to cultivate soil耕田 gēng tián
笔耕 bǐ gēng to make a living by writing筆耕
备耕 bèi gēng to make preparations for plowing and sowing備耕
深耕 shēn gēng deep plowing深耕 shēn gēng
精耕细作 jīng gēng xì zuò intensive farming精耕細作
秋耕 qiū gēng autumn plowing秋耕 qiū gēng
耕畜 gēng chù draft animal耕畜 gēng chù
翻耕 fān gēng to plow翻耕 fān gēng
耕读 gēng dú to be both a farmer and a scholar耕讀
冬耕 dōng gēng winter plowing冬耕 dōng gēng
刀耕火种 dāo gēng huǒ zhòng slash and burn (agriculture)刀耕火種
可耕地 kě gēng dì cultivable可耕地 kě gēng dì
农耕 nóng gēng farming農耕
耕者有其田 gèng zhě yǒu qí tián "land to the tiller", post-Liberation land reform movement instigated by the CCP耕者有其田 gèng zhě yǒu qí tián
浅耕 qiǎn gēng to scratch淺耕
半自耕农 bàn zì gēng nóng semi-tenant peasant半自耕農
耕当问奴 gēng dāng wèn nú if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist耕當問奴

gēng Decomposition & Compounds

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gēng Decomposition

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