水稻 (shuǐ dào) — paddy rice; rice (as a plant growing in the field)
Definition
水稻 (shuǐdào) is the plant itself — rice growing in paddy fields. 大米 is the husked grain you buy to cook; 米饭 is what you eat at the table.
noun
paddy ricerice (as a plant growing in the field)
Measure word · 株
Examples
- 水稻。Nóng mín zài tián lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō shuǐ dào.The farmers planted a lot of rice in the fields.
- 水稻，。Zhè piàn shuǐ dào cháng dé fēi cháng hǎo, jīn nián shōu cheng bú cuò.This area of rice is growing very well, so the harvest will be good this year.
- 水稻。Zhè yì zhū shuǐ dào bǐ qí tā de dōu gāo.This stalk of rice is taller than all the others.
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