肥田

féitián

noun

Measure Word

一块肥田 kuài

Meanings

1 fertile field; rich land
2 to fertilize the soil

Characters

Examples

这一带都是肥田，庄稼长得特别好。

Zhè yī dài dōu shì féitián, zhuāngjia zhǎng de tèbié hǎo.

This whole area is fertile farmland — the crops grow especially well.

农民施农家肥来肥田。

Nóngmín shī nóngjiāféi lái féitián.

Farmers spread manure to fertilize their fields.

Tips

usage

肥田 works as both a noun ('fertile field') and a verb-object phrase ('to enrich the field'). The verbal sense is common in agricultural writing — e.g. 绿肥能肥田 ('green manure can enrich the soil').

Stroke Order

肥 féi

田 tián