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How do you say "crops" in Chinese?

农作物

nóng zuò wù

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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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