庄稼 zhuāngjia farm crop
How to remember 庄稼: 庄 village + 稼 crops = farm crop.
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How it is used
- Crops (growing in the field): 种庄稼 (zhòng zhuāngjia) to grow crops, 庄稼地 (farmland).
- Colloquial/农村 term for standing farm crops as a whole; note neutral tone (zhuāngjia).
- Distinguish from 农作物 (nóngzuòwù), the formal term for agricultural crops.