Definition
插秧 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to transplant rice seedlings' — a key step in rice farming. The verb 插 and the object 秧 can be separated when you add a duration, a complement, or a resultative: you say 插了两天秧 (transplanted seedlings for two days) and 插完秧 (finished transplanting). The object 秧 comes after the verb when separated, so never write 插秧完 — always 插完秧.
v.o.
to transplant rice seedlings (in paddy farming)
Examples
- 插秧。Měi nián chūntiān nóngmín dōu yào chā yāng.Every spring, farmers need to transplant rice seedlings.
- 秧。Tāmen jīntiān yǐjīng chā le yì mǔ yāng.They have already transplanted seedlings on one mu of land today.
- 秧。Chā wán yāng zhīhòu hái yào jiāo shuǐ shī féi.After transplanting the seedlings, you still need to water and fertilize.
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