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gēng
HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. to plow
  2. 2. to till

Example Sentences

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田。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 505055)

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Words Containing 耕

刀耕火种
dāo gēng huǒ zhòng

slash and burn (agriculture)

耕田
gēng tián

to cultivate soil

休耕
xiū gēng

to leave farmland to lie fallow

耕当问奴,织当访婢
gēng dāng wèn nú , zhī dāng fǎng bì

if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist

浅耕
qiǎn gēng

to scratch

春耕
chūn gēng

to plow a field in the spring

冬耕
dōng gēng

winter plowing

耕地
gēng dì

arable land

退耕还林
tuì gēng huán lín

restoring agricultural land to forest

耕耘
gēng yún

plowing and weeding

半自耕农
bàn zì gēng nóng

semi-tenant peasant

耕种
gēng zhòng

to till

水耕法
shuǐ gēng fǎ

hydroponics

垦耕
kěn gēng

to bring under cultivation (scrubland, marshland etc)

备耕
bèi gēng

to make preparations for plowing and sowing

辛勤耕耘
xīn qín gēng yún

to make industrious and diligent efforts (idiom)

精耕细作
jīng gēng xì zuò

intensive farming

深耕
shēn gēng

deep plowing

耕奴
gēng nú

agricultural slave

耕当问奴
gēng dāng wèn nú

if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist

秋耕
qiū gēng

autumn plowing

耕者有其田
gèng zhě yǒu qí tián

\land to the tiller\, post-Liberation land reform movement instigated by the CCP

耕犁
gēng lí

plow

耕作
gēng zuò

farming

笔耕
bǐ gēng

to make a living by writing

辍耕
chuò gēng

to stop plowing

一分耕耘,一分收获
yī fēn gēng yún , yī fēn shōu huò

you get what you put in

耕畜
gēng chù

draft animal

砚耕
yàn gēng

to live by writing

可耕地
kě gēng dì

cultivable

耕读
gēng dú

to be both a farmer and a scholar

自耕农
zì gēng nóng

owner peasant

翻耕
fān gēng

to plow; to turn the soil

农耕
nóng gēng

farming

深耕细作
shēn gēng xì zuò

deep plowing and careful cultivation