整地 (zhěng de) — to prepare soil (for sowing)

Definition

Examples

• 春天来了，农民开始整地。
  Chūn tiān lái le, nóng mín kāi shǐ zhěng de.
  Spring has come, and the farmers start to prepare the soil.
• 他们已经整了地，准备种菜。
  Tā men yǐ jīng zhěng le dì, zhǔn bèi zhòng cài.
  They have already prepared the soil and are ready to plant vegetables.
• 这块菜地他整过三次地了。
  Zhè kuài cài dì tā zhěng guò sān cì dì le.
  He has prepared this vegetable patch three times.

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