How to say “fertile” in Chinese
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“Fertile” in Chinese is 肥沃, féi wò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
肥沃 is read féi wò: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 月 “flesh, body”. For people you say 胖; 肥 is for animals, meat and clothes.
On the left, 氵 “water”: well-watered land.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “肥沃”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 肥沃. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这里的土壤很肥沃。zhèlǐdetǔrǎnghěnféiwòThe soil here is very fertile.
More words from the lesson “The field and sowing”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fertile” in Chinese?
“Fertile” in Chinese is 肥沃, pinyin féiwò.
What does 肥沃 mean?
肥沃 (féiwò) means “fertile”.
How do you write 肥沃?
肥沃 is 2 characters: 肥 (féi) — fat; fertilizer; 沃 (wò) — fertile; irrigate. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 肥沃?
肥沃 is read féiwò. Tones: féi — second tone, wò — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fertile” in the lesson “The field and sowing”
This word is from the topic “Fields, forests and animals” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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