农具 (nóng jù) — farm implements, agricultural tools

Definition

noun
farm implementsagricultural tools
Measure word · 件

Examples

  • 农具。
    Nóng mín yòng nóng jù zhòng dì.
    Farmers use farm implements to cultivate the land.
  • 农具。
    Wǒ zài shāng diàn lǐ mǎi le yì xiē xīn nóng jù.
    I bought some new farm implements at the store.
  • 农具，。
    Zhè xiē nóng jù yǐ jīng huài le, xū yào xiū lǐ.
    These farm implements are broken and need repair.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

农nóngfarm
具jùtool

The 农 idea narrows the 具 to farm use.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 農; 农 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 農 comes from 林 (vegetation) and 辰 (a hoe), showing a hoe among vegetation to remove weeds; the simplified 农 is a later abbreviation.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

具 pairs 廾 (two hands) with 鼎 (a cauldron), showing hands working with a cauldron to prepare food.

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