大粪

大糞

dàfèn

noun #27,167

Meanings

1 human excrement
2 night soil (human manure used as agricultural fertilizer)

Characters

big; major; human (in contrast to 小)

excrement; dung; manure

Examples

HSK 7-9

过去农村用大粪给庄稼施肥。

Guòqù nóngcūn yòng dàfèn gěi zhuāngjia shīféi.

In the past, rural areas used human manure as fertilizer for crops.

Tips

culture

大粪 was the standard term for human waste used as agricultural fertilizer in traditional Chinese farming. The practice was widespread before modern fertilizers.

Stroke Order

大 dà

粪 fèn