化肥 (huà féi) — fertilizer | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

化肥 specifically means chemical / synthetic fertilizer. Use 肥料 for the general word 'fertilizer' (any kind, including manure).

noun

fertilizer

Measure word · 种

化肥。
Nóng mín shǐ yòng huà féi lái tí gāo chǎn liàng.
Farmers use fertilizer to increase crop yields.
化肥。
Guò liàng shǐ yòng huà féi huì wū rǎn shuǐ yuán.
Excessive use of fertilizer can pollute water sources.
化肥。
Zhè zhǒng huà féi hán yǒu fēng fù de yǎng fèn.
This kind of fertilizer contains rich nutrients.

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.

化huàchemical

肥féifertilizer

The 化 (chemical) idea narrows 肥 (fertilizer) to manufactured fertilizer.

Characters in this word

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

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

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

肥 is built from 肉, meat, and 卪, a kneeling person.

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