堆肥

duīféi

noun #35,805

Meanings

1 compost
2 to make compost

Characters

fat / fertiliser

Examples

我们用厨余垃圾做堆肥。

Wǒmen yòng chúyú lèsè zuò duīféi.

We use kitchen scraps to make compost.

堆肥是改良土壤的天然方法。

Duīféi shì gǎiliáng tǔrǎng de tiānrán fāngfǎ.

Compost is a natural way to improve soil.

Tips

memory

Literally 'pile' (堆) + 'fertiliser' (肥) — a pile of fertiliser. The same characters can act as a verb: 把落叶堆肥 ('to compost the fallen leaves').

Stroke Order

堆 duī

肥 féi