Definition
田 (tián) is a general noun for 'field' or 'farmland', often used as a morpheme in compounds (e.g., 稻田 'rice paddy'). 农田 (nóng tián) specifically means 'cultivated farmland', while 田野 (tián yě) refers to open countryside or fields more broadly. 田间 (tián jiān) is a literary term meaning 'among the fields' or 'in the fields'.
noun
fieldfarmland
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Easily confused
- 由yóulook-alike(preposition) by (indicating the agent or doer of an action)
- 天tiānsound-alike(noun) sky
- 甜tiánsound-alikesweet
- 填tiánsound-aliketo fill (a hole, container, etc.)
- 舔tiǎnsound-aliketo lick
- 添tiānsound-aliketo add, to increase, to replenish
Examples
- 。Nóngmín zài tián lǐ zhòng cài.Farmers grow vegetables in the field.
- 田。Zhè piàn tián hěn féiwò.This field is very fertile.
- ，。Chūntiān dào le, tián lǐ de màizi lǜ le.Spring has arrived, and the wheat in the field has turned green.
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