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田野 (tián yě) — field, open land (especially farmland or countryside)

Definition

田野 means an open stretch of fields or countryside seen as a whole, not a single plot. 田 is one field; 农田 is cultivated farmland; 田园 carries a poetic, pastoral feel.

noun
fieldopen land (especially farmland or countryside)
Measure word · 片

Examples

  • 田野筝。
    Wǒ men xǐ huan zài tián yě lǐ fàng fēng zheng.
    We like to fly kites in the fields.
  • 田野。
    Zhè piàn tián yě zhǒng le hěn duō shū cài.
    This field has many vegetables planted in it.
  • 田野。
    Qiū tiān de tián yě shì jīn sè de.
    The fields in autumn are golden.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

田tiánfield
野yěopen land

田 (field) and 野 (open land) together name farmland and countryside.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

田 looks like a field divided into four sections.

Open 田 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
田田tiánfield
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
予
予yǔ野yě
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

野 combines 田 (field) above 土 (earth) to show open country, with 予 giving the sound.

Open 野 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 5Countryside & Rural

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