How to say “farmland” in Chinese

农田
nóngtián

farmland, fields

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Fields, forests and animals”

“Farmland” in Chinese is 农田, nóng tián: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

农田 is read nóng tián: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

nóng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
tián — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

农
nóng — farming, peasant
田
tián — field

A drawing of a field divided by boundary ridges.

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 “农田”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 农田. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 村庄周围都是农田cūnzhuāngzhōuwéidōushìnóngtiánThe village is surrounded by fields.
  • 大水把农田都淹了dàshuǐbǎnóngtiándōuyānleThe floodwater swamped all the fields.
  • 洪水淹没了农田hóngshuǐyānmòlenóngtiánThe flood submerged the fields.

More words from the lesson “The field and sowing”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “farmland” in Chinese?

“Farmland” in Chinese is 农田, pinyin nóngtián.

What does 农田 mean?

农田 (nóngtián) means “farmland, fields”.

How do you write 农田?

农田 is 2 characters: 农 (nóng) — farming, peasant; 田 (tián) — field. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 农田?

农田 is read nóngtián. Tones: nóng — second tone, tián — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“farmland” 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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