Chinese Word: 茬 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

茬

Pinyin: chá

English Definition: stubble land after crop has been taken; a second crop obtained by rotation of land; an opportunity

Chinese Definition:
①庄稼收割后余留在地里的短茎和根：茬子。麦茬。
②同一块田地上庄稼种植或收割的次数：头茬。
③短而硬的头发、胡子：胡茬子。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:在 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 在 [ zài ] at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense

Similar Characters: 茔

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茬口	chá kǒu	harvested land left for rotation; an opportunity
换茬	huàn chá	rotation of crops
灭茬	miè chá	to clear stubble from fields (agriculture)
倒茬	dǎo chá	rotation of crops
找茬	zhǎo chá	to pick fault with; to spot the differences; to nitpick; to pick a quarrel; to find complaint with

1		zhè kuài 这块 cài dì 菜地 yī nián 一年 zhòng 种 jǐ 几 chá 茬？ How many crops can this vegetable plot produce a year?
2		tā men 他们 zhèng zài 正在 shāo diào 烧掉 de lǐ 地里 de 的 cán 残 chá 茬。 They are burning off the stubble in the fields.
3		suǒ yǐ 所以， tā men 他们 cái 才 jiān chí 坚持 měi gé 每隔 liǎng sān gè 两三个 yuè 月 jiù 就 huàn 换 yī 一 chá 茬 gōng rén 工人。 So they kept switching workers every couple of months.
4		ràng 让 wǒ men 我们 bǎ 把 duì 对 fáng dì chǎn 房地产 pào mò 泡沫 hé 和 xīn yī 新一 chá 茬 huài zhàng 坏账 de 的 dān yōu 担忧 fàng zài 放在 yì páng 一旁。 yě 也 zàn shí 暂时 jiàng 将 bǎo hù zhǔ yì 保护主义 zhì zhī nǎo hòu 置之脑后。 Let's leave aside worries of a property bubble and a new crop of bad loans. Forget the specter of protectionism.
5		jù tǐ 具体 shuō lái 说来 jiù shì 就是， zuì gāo fǎ yuàn 最高法院 huì 会 zhǎo 找 tè dìng 特定 fǎ lǜ 法律 de 的 chá 茬， xuān bù 宣布 tā men 它们 shì 是 wéi xiàn 违宪 de 的。 To be specific, the Supreme Court finds fault with certains laws and declare them "unconstitutional".

1		zhè kuài 这块 cài dì 菜地 yī nián 一年 zhòng 种 jǐ 几 chá 茬？ How many crops can this vegetable plot produce a year?
2		tā men 他们 zhèng zài 正在 shāo diào 烧掉 de lǐ 地里 de 的 cán 残 chá 茬。 They are burning off the stubble in the fields.
3		suǒ yǐ 所以， tā men 他们 cái 才 jiān chí 坚持 měi gé 每隔 liǎng sān gè 两三个 yuè 月 jiù 就 huàn 换 yī 一 chá 茬 gōng rén 工人。 So they kept switching workers every couple of months.
4		ràng 让 wǒ men 我们 bǎ 把 duì 对 fáng dì chǎn 房地产 pào mò 泡沫 hé 和 xīn yī 新一 chá 茬 huài zhàng 坏账 de 的 dān yōu 担忧 fàng zài 放在 yì páng 一旁。 yě 也 zàn shí 暂时 jiàng 将 bǎo hù zhǔ yì 保护主义 zhì zhī nǎo hòu 置之脑后。 Let's leave aside worries of a property bubble and a new crop of bad loans. Forget the specter of protectionism.
5		jù tǐ 具体 shuō lái 说来 jiù shì 就是， zuì gāo fǎ yuàn 最高法院 huì 会 zhǎo 找 tè dìng 特定 fǎ lǜ 法律 de 的 chá 茬， xuān bù 宣布 tā men 它们 shì 是 wéi xiàn 违宪 de 的。 To be specific, the Supreme Court finds fault with certains laws and declare them "unconstitutional".