耕地 (gēngdì): arable land

Measure Word

一块耕地 kuài

Zhōngguó de gēngdì miànjī zài jiǎnshǎo.

China's arable land area is decreasing.

Bǎohù gēngdì shì guójiā zhèngcè.

Protecting farmland is national policy.

usage

As a noun, 耕地 (gēngdì) means arable land. As a verb-object phrase, 耕地 (gēng dì) means "to plow the land". Tone and context distinguish them.

耕 gēng

地 dì