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How do you say "hay bale" in Chinese?
干草垛
gān cǎo duǒ
In Chinese, "hay bale" is 干草垛.
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Pronunciation
GAN CAO DUO. Gan is flat, cao is flat, duo has a falling tone. Two steady syllables, then drop on the last one.
Writing and usage
Three characters: 干 (gan) has 3 strokes meaning dry, 草 (cao) has 9 strokes with grass radical, 垛 (duo) has 9 strokes with earth radical.
Example sentence
农场里有干草垛。
There are hay bales on the farm.
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How to remember 干草垛
Gan means dry, cao means grass. A hay bale is dried grass stacked up, so the meaning is built into the character sequence.
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Questions about 干草垛
How do you say "hay bale" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "hay bale" is 干草垛. It is a noun.
How is 干草垛 written in Chinese?
Three characters: 干 (gan) has 3 strokes meaning dry, 草 (cao) has 9 strokes with grass radical, 垛 (duo) has 9 strokes with earth radical.
How is 干草垛 used in a sentence?
Use 干草垛 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 农场里有干草垛。 (There are hay bales on the farm.).
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