耕地

gēngdì

noun HSK 7-9 #32,058

Measure Word

一块耕地 kuài

Meanings

1 arable land
2 cultivated land
3 farmland

Characters

to plow; to cultivate

Examples

HSK 4

中国的耕地面积在减少。

Zhōngguó de gēngdì miànjī zài jiǎnshǎo.

China's arable land area is decreasing.

HSK 6

保护耕地是国家政策。

Bǎohù gēngdì shì guójiā zhèngcè.

Protecting farmland is national policy.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

耕 gēng

地 dì