沃 (wò) — (bound form) fertile, rich (in 肥沃, 沃土, 沃野); (bound form) to irrigate, water (in 沃灌, literary)
Definition
沃 (wò) is a bound morpheme — not used alone — meaning 'fertile' (as in 肥沃, 沃土, 沃野). The sense 'to irrigate' is literary and rare; in modern Chinese, 灌溉 covers everyday irrigation.
bound form
(bound form) fertilerich (in 肥沃, 沃土, 沃野)(bound form) to irrigatewater (in 沃灌, literary)
Examples
- 。Zhè lǐ de wò tǔ fēi cháng shì hé zhòng zhí shuǐ dào.The fertile soil here is very suitable for growing rice.
- ，沃。Jīng guò duō nián kāi kěn, wò yě biàn chéng le liáng tián.After years of reclamation, the fertile plains turned into good farmland.
- 沃。Gǔ dài nóng mín yòng hé shuǐ wò guàn nóng tián.Ancient farmers used river water to irrigate the farmland.
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