耕地 (gēng dì) — (noun) arable land, farmland; (verb) to plow, to till (the land)
Definition
耕地 covers both the noun 'arable land / farmland' and the verb 'to plow / till'. As a noun it overlaps with 田 and 农田 but emphasizes land that is actively cultivated; as a verb it pairs with 耕 (same meaning, used alone or in compounds).
noun
arable landfarmland
verb
to plowto till (the land)
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 耕地。Nóng mín zài chūn tiān máng zhe gēng dì.Farmers are busy plowing the land in spring.
- 耕地，。Zhè piàn gēng dì miàn jī hěn dà, shì hé zhǒng xiǎo mài.This farmland is large and suitable for growing wheat.
- 。Tā men jīn nián yǐ jīng gēng le sān cì dì le.They have already plowed the land three times this year.
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