How to say “crops” in Chinese
crops (in the field)
“Crops” in Chinese is 庄稼, zhuāng jia: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
庄稼 is read zhuāng jia: 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 top, 广 “shelter”; under it, 土 “earth”.
On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 家 jiā hints at the reading. In 庄稼 it takes the neutral tone: jia.
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 “庄稼”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 庄稼. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 田里的庄稼长2得很好tiánlidezhuāngjiazhǎngdehěnhǎoThe crops in the field are growing well.
- 你们村今年庄稼怎么样？nǐmencūnjīnniánzhuāngjiazěnmeyàngHow's the harvest in your village this year?
- 今年庄稼长得很好jīnniánzhuāngjiazhǎngdehěnhǎoThe crops are growing well this year.
More words from the lesson “The field and sowing”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “crops” in Chinese?
“Crops” in Chinese is 庄稼, pinyin zhuāngjia.
What does 庄稼 mean?
庄稼 (zhuāngjia) means “crops (in the field)”.
How do you write 庄稼?
庄稼 is 2 characters: 庄 (zhuāng) — village, manor; 稼 (jià) — sow; crops. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 庄稼?
庄稼 is read zhuāngjia. Tones: zhuāng — first tone, jia — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“crops” 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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