Chinese

shuǐdào
Meaning: paddy; water rice
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

農夫們正在水田裡辛勤地收割成熟的水稻。
农夫们正在水田里辛勤地收割成熟的水稻。
The farmers are hard at work harvesting the ripe paddy in the wet fields.
科學家成功培育出了一種新的水稻品種。
Scientists have successfully bred a new variety of rice.
這裡的農民主要栽培水稻。
The farmers here mainly cultivate rice.
這種水稻是經過改良的新品種。
This type of rice is a new variety that has undergone improvement.
這種雜交水稻產量非常高。
This kind of hybrid rice has a very high yield.

Usage Notes

Refers to rice plants grown in flooded fields (paddies).

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