化肥

huàféi

noun HSK 7 #30,626

Measure Word

一袋化肥 dài

Meanings

1 chemical fertilizer

Characters

chemistry; to transform

fertilizer; fat

Examples

农民用化肥来提高产量。

Nóngmín yòng huàféi lái tígāo chǎnliàng.

Farmers use chemical fertilizer to increase crop yields.

过多使用化肥会污染土壤。

Guòduō shǐyòng huàféi huì wūrǎn tǔrǎng.

Excessive use of chemical fertilizer pollutes the soil.

Tips

usage

化肥 is short for 化学肥料 (huàxué féiliào, chemical fertilizer). This abbreviation pattern is common: 化 often stands for 化学 in compounds.

Stroke Order

化 huà

肥 féi