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How do you say "crops" in Chinese?
农作物
nóng zuò wù
In Chinese, "crops" is 农作物.
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Pronunciation
NONG ZUO WU. Nong is flat, zuo is flat, wu is flat. All three tones level.
Writing and usage
Three characters: 农 (nong) has 6 strokes meaning farming or agriculture, 作 (zuo) has 7 strokes meaning to make or do, 物 (wu) has 8 strokes meaning thing or crop.
Example sentence
田里种着农作物。
Crops are growing in the field.
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How to remember 农作物
Farm made thing. Crops are things made or grown through farming work.
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Questions about 农作物
How do you say "crops" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "crops" is 农作物. It is a noun.
How is 农作物 written in Chinese?
Three characters: 农 (nong) has 6 strokes meaning farming or agriculture, 作 (zuo) has 7 strokes meaning to make or do, 物 (wu) has 8 strokes meaning thing or crop.
How is 农作物 used in a sentence?
Use 农作物 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 田里种着农作物。 (Crops are growing in the field.).
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