原野 (yuán yě) — open country, field, plain

Definition

Literary word for a vast, open expanse of countryside — more expansive and written than 田野 (cultivated fields). Refers to untamed natural terrain, not farmland.

noun
open countryfieldplain
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 原野
    Zhè piàn yuán yě yí wàng wú jì, jǐng sè fēi cháng zhuàng lì.
    This open country stretches as far as the eye can see, with magnificent scenery.
  • 原野
    Chūn tiān lái le, yuán yě shàng de yě huā dōu kāi le.
    Spring has come, and the wildflowers are blooming all over the field.
  • 原野
    Tā men kāi chē chuān guò guǎng kuò de yuán yě, xīn qíng shí fēn shū chàng.
    They drove across the vast plain, feeling completely at ease.

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