Chinese Word: 垄 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

垄 (Trad.: 壟)HSK 6

Pinyin: lǒng

English Definition: ridge between fields; row of crops; grave mound

Chinese Definition:
①田地分界高起的埂子：田垄。垄沟。
②农作物的行(háng)，或行与行间的空地：宽垄密植。
③像垄的东西：瓦垄。
④坟冢：“由是观之，生王之头，曾不若死士之垄也”。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 土

Pictophonetic:龙 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 龙 [ lóng ] dragon; symbol of the emperor
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth

Similar Characters: 庞宠茏

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垄断HSK 6	lǒng duàn	to enjoy market dominance; to monopolize
垄沟	lǒng gōu	furrow (agriculture)
地垄	dì lǒng	lines on ridges on ploughed field
反垄断HSK 6	fǎn lǒng duàn	anti-trust legislation; anti-monopoly
反垄断法	fǎn lǒng duàn fǎ	anti-trust law; legislation again monopolies

1		zhèng fǔ 政府 shì tú 试图 dǎ pò 打破 gōng sī 公司 de 的 lǒng duàn 垄断。 The government is trying to break the monopoly of the company.
2		chuān guò 穿过 bái shǔ 白薯 lǒng 垄 yǒu 有 jié zòu 节奏 de 地 fǔ yǎng 俯仰 zhe 着 Stooping in rhythm through potato drills
3		zhèng fǔ 政府 yīng gāi 应该 jiā qiáng 加强 duì 对 lǒng duàn 垄断 háng yè 行业 de 的 jiān guǎn 监管 yǐ 以 cù jìn 促进 shì chǎng 市场 jìng zhēng 竞争。 The government should strengthen its supervision of monopolistic industries to promote market competition.