庄稼 (zhuāng jia) — crops (in the field)
Definition
庄稼 refers to the crops themselves as they stand in the field — the plants being grown, not the harvested products (农产品) or the abstract practice (农业). Pairs with 作物 as a more colloquial everyday word, while 作物 is the more technical/scientific term.
noun
crops (in the field)
Measure word · 种
Examples
- ，庄稼。Jīn nián yǔ shuǐ duō, zhuāng jia cháng dé tè bié hǎo.This year there's a lot of rain, so the crops are growing especially well.
- 庄稼。Nóng mín men zhèng zài dì lǐ shōu zhuāng jia.The farmers are harvesting crops in the field.
- 庄稼。Zhè xiē zhuāng jia kuài yào chéng shú le.These crops are about to ripen.
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