Definition
翻地 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to turn over the soil' — a farming and gardening task done before planting. The verb 翻 and the object 地 can split to insert a measure word or duration between them, e.g. 翻了一次地 ('turned the soil once'). You don't need to use the split form in every sentence, but learners should know that counting or timing goes between the two syllables.
v.o.
to turn over soilto plow (land for planting)
Examples
- ，翻地。Chūntiān dào le, nóngmín kāishǐ fān de bōzhǒng.Spring has arrived; the farmers start turning the soil and sowing seeds.
- ，。Wǒ fān le yí xiàwǔ de dì, lèi huài le.I turned the soil all afternoon and was exhausted.
- 翻地。Zhòng cài zhīqián bìxū xiān fān de.Before planting vegetables, you must first turn the soil.
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