间作

間作
jiànzuò
noun #51,762

Meanings

  1. 1 interplanting (agriculture)
  2. 2 intercropping

Examples

HSK 7-9
Yùmǐ hé dàdòu jiànzuò kěyǐ tígāo tǔdì lìyònglǜ.
Intercropping corn and soybeans can raise land-use efficiency.
HSK 7-9
Jiànzuò shì yì zhǒng chuántǒng de gēngzuò fāngshì.
Intercropping is a traditional farming method.

Tips

usage
Note 间 here is jiàn ('between, alternating'), not jiān ('space'). Same character, different reading and meaning. Closely related: 套种 (relay-cropping), 轮作 (crop rotation).

Stroke Order

间 jiān
作 zuò