Definition
沃 is a bound form (b.f.) — it cannot stand alone as a word and always appears inside compound words. The two main meanings are 'fertile' (found in 肥沃, 沃土, 沃野) and 'to irrigate' (found in 沃灌, a literary term). When you see 沃 in words about soil or land, it describes richness and productivity; in rare literary contexts it refers to pouring or watering.
b.f.
(bound form) fertilerich (in 肥沃, 沃土, 沃野)(bound form) to irrigatewater (in 沃灌, literary)
Examples
- 。Zhèlǐ de wò tǔ fēicháng shìhé zhòngzhí shuǐdào.The fertile soil here is very suitable for growing rice.
- ，沃。Jīngguò duō nián kāikěn, wò yě biàn chéng le liáng tián.After years of reclamation, the fertile plains turned into good farmland.
- 沃。Gǔdài nóngmín yòng héshuǐ wò guàn nóngtián.Ancient farmers used river water to irrigate the farmland.
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