春耕

chūngēng

noun

Meanings

1 spring ploughing
2 to plough in spring

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

三月，农民们开始春耕了。

Sānyuè, nóngmínmen kāishǐ chūngēng le.

In March, the farmers start the spring ploughing.

HSK 7-9

为了不耽误春耕，村里提前把种子和化肥都准备好了。

Wèile bù dānwu chūngēng, cūn lǐ tíqián bǎ zhǒngzi hé huàféi dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le.

So as not to hold up the spring ploughing, the village got the seeds and fertilizer ready in advance.

Tips

culture

The farming year runs 春耕 'spring ploughing', 夏耘 'summer weeding', 秋收 'autumn harvest' and 冬藏 'winter storage'. Ming and Qing emperors opened it each spring by ploughing a ritual furrow at the 先农坛 in Beijing.

Stroke Order

春 chūn

耕 gēng