耕种

耕種

gēngzhòng

verb #22,929

Meanings

1 to farm
2 to till and sow
3 to cultivate the land

Characters

to plow / to till

to plant / to sow

Examples

HSK 6

农民们在田里耕种。

Nóngmín men zài tiánlǐ gēngzhòng.

The farmers are tilling the fields.

HSK 7-9

他们祖祖辈辈靠耕种为生。

Tāmen zǔzǔbèibèi kào gēngzhòng wéishēng.

They have made their living by farming for generations.

Tips

memory

耕 means to plow and 种 means to plant seeds - two core farming activities combined.

Stroke Order

耕 gēng

种 zhǒng