Chinese Word: 耕 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

耕HSK 6

Pinyin: gēng

English Definition: to plow; to till

Chinese Definition:
①用犁把土翻松：耕种(zhòng)。耕作。耕耘(耕地和除草，亦泛指劳动，如“着意耕耕，自有收获”)。笔耕(喻写文章)。舌耕(喻教书)。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 耒

Pictophonetic:井 indicates the sound; 耒 (plow) conveys the meaning.

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耕地HSK 6	gēng dì	arable land; to plow land
退耕还林	tuì gēng huán lín	restoring agricultural land to forest
春耕	chūn gēng	to plow a field in the spring
耕作	gēng zuò	farming
耕耘	gēng yún	plowing and weeding; farm work; fig. to work or study diligently

1		wǒ 我 de 的 cài pǔ 菜圃 xū yào 需要 gēng 耕 yī 一 gēng 耕。 I need my vegetable patch plowed.
2		yán jiū 研究 biǎo míng 表明， gān hàn 干旱 dì qū 地区 yīng gāi 应该 zhuǎn yí 转移 gēng zhòng 耕种 fāng shì 方式 lái 来 tí gāo 提高 chǎn liàng 产量。 Research shows that drought-prone areas should shift agriculture to increase yields.
3		nóng mín 农民 men 们 zài 在 chuán tǒng 传统 nóng gēng 农耕 zhōng 中 shǐ yòng 使用 de 的 yāng gē wǔ 秧歌舞 yǐ 已 chéng wéi 成为 zhōng guó 中国 fēi wù zhì 非物质 wén huà 文化 yí chǎn 遗产 bǎo hù 保护 de 的 yí xiàng 一项 nèi róng 内容。 The Yangge dance, used in traditional farming by farmers, has become a part of Chinese intangible cultural heritage protection.