稻 (dào) — paddy (rice plant); unhusked rice grain

Definition

A formal/botanical word for the rice plant or unhusked grain (rice in the field, before harvest). In daily speech, learners will more often meet 米 (cooked/unhusked rice as food) and 水稻 (the cultivated rice plant).

noun

paddy (rice plant)unhusked rice grain

Measure word · 颗

Examples

稻。
Nóng mín zài tián lǐ zhòng dào.
Farmers plant rice in the fields.
稻。
Jīn nián dào de shōu cheng bǐ qù nián hǎo.
This year's rice harvest is better than last year's.
稻。
Zhè kuài dì shì hé zhòng dào.
This piece of land is suitable for growing rice.

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