Definition
野 (yě) as an adjective means 'wild, uncultivated' for plants, animals, or land — like 野菜 (wild vegetables). For behavior, it means 'rude, rough' but is less intense than 粗鲁 (cūlǔ 'boorish') and more like a blunt, untamed manner than the deliberate rudeness of 不客气 (bù kèqi).
adjective
wild (of plants, animals, nature)uncultivatedruderoughuncivilized (of behavior, manners)
Easily confused
- 也yěsound-alikealso, too
- 夜yèsound-alikenight (noun)
- 页yèsound-alike(classifier) for pages (of a book, document, paper)
- 业yèsound-alike(suffix) industry, line of business (in 行业, 产业, 企业)
Examples
- ，。Zhèxiē shì yě shēng de yěcài, fēicháng jiànkāng.These are wild vegetables that grow naturally; they are very healthy.
- 野，。Tā shuōhuà hěn yě, dàjiā dōu bù xǐhuan tā.He speaks rudely, and everyone dislikes him.
- 。Zhè piàn yě dì kěyǐ yònglái zhòng cài.This piece of wild land can be used for growing vegetables.
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