秧苗

yāngmiáo

noun #77,795

Measure Word

一棵秧苗 kē

Meanings

1 seedlings
2 rice seedlings

Characters

seedling, esp. of rice

sprout; young plant

Examples

HSK 6

春天，农民们把秧苗插进水田。

Chūntiān, nóngmínmen bǎ yāngmiáo chājìn shuǐtián.

In spring, the farmers plant the rice seedlings out in the paddies.

HSK 7-9

田里的秧苗长得绿油油的。

Tián lǐ de yāngmiáo zhǎng de lǜyóuyóu de.

The seedlings in the field are a lush green.

Tips

usage

Rice is first sown thick in a nursery bed; the young plants, 秧苗, are then pulled up and planted out in the flooded paddy, which is 插秧. The word also covers seedlings of other crops, such as tomatoes and cucumbers.

Stroke Order

秧 yāng

苗 miáo