Definition
庄稼 (zhuāng jia) refers to crops that are still growing in the field — the living plants. 作物 (zuò wù) is the broader, more technical term for 'crop' as a category, including harvested produce. 庄稼 is the everyday word used in farming contexts.
noun
crops (in the field)
Measure word · 种
Examples
- ，庄稼。Jīnnián yǔshuǐ duō, zhuāng jia zhǎng de tèbié hǎo.This year there's a lot of rain, so the crops are growing especially well.
- 庄稼。Nóngmín men zhèngzài dì lǐ shōu zhuāng jia.The farmers are harvesting crops in the field.
- 庄稼。Zhèxiē zhuāng jia kuài yào chéngshú le.These crops are about to ripen.
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