作物

zuòwù

noun HSK 7 #25,286

Meanings

1 crop; plant (cultivated)

Characters

to make; to produce

Literally 'produced thing' — plants grown for human use.

Examples

水稻是中国最重要的农作物之一。

Shuǐdào shì Zhōngguó zuì zhòngyào de nóngzuòwù zhīyī.

Rice is one of China's most important crops.

干旱影响了农作物的生长。

Gānhàn yǐngxiǎng le nóngzuòwù de shēngzhǎng.

The drought affected crop growth.

Tips

usage

作物 is almost always preceded by 农 (nóng, 'agriculture') to form 农作物 (nóngzuòwù, 'agricultural crop'). On its own, 作物 sounds incomplete — like saying 'crop' without 'agricultural' in a formal context.

Stroke Order

作 zuò

物 wù