施肥

shīféi

verb #43,909

Meanings

1 to apply fertilizer
2 to fertilize (a field or plant)

Characters

to apply; to administer

fertilizer; fat

Examples

农夫一大早就到田里施肥。

Nóngfū yí dàzǎo jiù dào tián lǐ shīféi.

The farmer went to fertilize the fields first thing in the morning.

这种花每两周要施一次肥。

Zhè zhǒng huā měi liǎng zhōu yào shī yí cì féi.

This kind of flower needs fertilizing every two weeks.

Tips

grammar

Separable verb. The two characters can split to take aspect or a measure: 施了一次肥, 施过肥.

Stroke Order

施 shī

肥 féi