沤肥

漚肥
òuféi
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to make compost by soaking organic matter in water
  2. 2 compost made this way

Examples

HSK 7-9
Nóngmín bǎ zácǎo hé fènbiàn fàngjìn kēng lǐ òuféi.
The farmers put weeds and manure into a pit to rot down into compost.
HSK 7-9
Yòng jiēgǎn òuféi, jì néng chǔlǐ fèiliào, yòu néng jiǎnshǎo huàféi de shǐyòng.
Composting crop stalks both gets rid of waste and cuts the use of chemical fertilizer.

Tips

usage
沤 means to steep something in water until it breaks down, as in 沤麻, retting hemp; it is read òu here, not ōu. 沤肥 rots under water in a pit or pond, while compost piled up in the open air is 堆肥.

Stroke Order

沤 òu
肥 féi