(nóng) — (bound form) agriculture, farming, farmer (used in compounds)

Definition

农 (nóng) is a bound morpheme meaning 'agriculture / farming' — it never stands alone, only appearing inside compounds like 农业, 农民, 农村.

bound form
(bound form) agriculturefarmingfarmer (used in compounds)

Examples

  • Zhōng guó shì yí gè nóng yè dà guó.
    China is a large agricultural country.
  • Hěn duō nóng mín kāi shǐ shǐ yòng xīn jì shù.
    Many farmers are starting to use new technology.
  • nóng Cūn de huán jìng yuè lái yuè hǎo.
    The environment in rural areas is getting better and better.

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