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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