Chinese Word: 埂 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

埂

Pinyin: gěng

English Definition: strip of high ground; low earth dyke separating fields

Chinese Definition:
①田间稍稍高起的小路：田埂儿。
②地势高起的长条地方：山埂。
③用泥土筑起的堤防：埂堰。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 土

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
- 更 [ gèng ] more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify

Similar Characters: 绠

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田埂	tián gěng	embankment or foothpath between paddy fields
土埂	tǔ gěng	embankment or foothpath between paddy fields
埂子	gěng zi	strip of high ground; low earth dyke separating fields

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1		xùn qī 汛期 kuài 快 dào 到 le 了， cūn lǐ 村里 de 的 wéi gěng 圩埂 xū yào 需要 jiā gù 加固 le 了。 The flood season is approaching, so the dike in our village needs reinforcing.
2		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 zán men 咱们 xū qiú 需求 mǎi 买 yī tái 一台 xīn de 新的 fù 赋 gěng 埂 jī 机。 I consider we commor to take a new copier.
3		zuì hòu 最后， bǎ 把 yú xià 余下 de 的 tǔ 土 zài 在 shù gàn 树干 zhōu wéi 周围 péi 培 gěng 埂。 Finally, a ridge is formed around the tree trunk with the remaining soil.
4		tā 她 kāi shǐ 开始 tán qǐ 谈起 mǔ qīn 母亲 shí 时， biàn 便 gěng 埂 yàn 咽 zhe 着 shuō 说 bù 不 chū 出 huà 话 lái 来。 She choked up when she began to talk about her mother.
5		tā 他 zài 在 cūn 村 hòu 后 de 的 bà gěng 坝埂 shàng 上 fàng 放 zhū 猪， kàn dào 看到 wǒ 我 zài jiā 在家， jiù lái 就来 hé 和 wǒ 我 shuō huà 说话。 He was herding pigs on the dam behind the village and came to me seeing I was at home.

1		xùn qī 汛期 kuài 快 dào 到 le 了， cūn lǐ 村里 de 的 wéi gěng 圩埂 xū yào 需要 jiā gù 加固 le 了。 The flood season is approaching, so the dike in our village needs reinforcing.
2		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 zán men 咱们 xū qiú 需求 mǎi 买 yī tái 一台 xīn de 新的 fù 赋 gěng 埂 jī 机。 I consider we commor to take a new copier.
3		zuì hòu 最后， bǎ 把 yú xià 余下 de 的 tǔ 土 zài 在 shù gàn 树干 zhōu wéi 周围 péi 培 gěng 埂。 Finally, a ridge is formed around the tree trunk with the remaining soil.
4		tā 她 kāi shǐ 开始 tán qǐ 谈起 mǔ qīn 母亲 shí 时， biàn 便 gěng 埂 yàn 咽 zhe 着 shuō 说 bù 不 chū 出 huà 话 lái 来。 She choked up when she began to talk about her mother.
5		tā 他 zài 在 cūn 村 hòu 后 de 的 bà gěng 坝埂 shàng 上 fàng 放 zhū 猪， kàn dào 看到 wǒ 我 zài jiā 在家， jiù lái 就来 hé 和 wǒ 我 shuō huà 说话。 He was herding pigs on the dam behind the village and came to me seeing I was at home.