茬 (chá) — (classifier) for a batch of crops, harvest, or crop rotation; (classifier) for the stubble left after harvesting a crop
Definition
A measure word (茬, chá) for a batch or round of a crop — used to count separate plantings or harvests of the same field, not the amount harvested.
classifier
for a batch of cropsharvestor crop rotationfor the stubble left after harvesting a crop
Easily confused
- 在zàilook-alike(verb) to be (located) at; to exist; to be alive
- 查chásound-aliketo look up (a word, information in a reference)
- 荐jiànlook-alike(bound form) to recommend
- 茶chásound-aliketea (the drink)
- 察chásound-aliketo inspect, to examine closely
- 搽chásound-aliketo apply (powder, ointment, lotion, etc.) to the skin; to spread onto the skin
Examples
- 茬。Zhè yì chá mài zi cháng dé hěn gāo.This batch of wheat grew very tall.
- 茬。Wǒ men zhǒng le liǎng chá bái cài.We planted two batches of cabbage.
- 茬。Jīn nián zhè chá shuǐ dào shōu cheng hěn hǎo.The harvest of this batch of rice is very good this year.
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