种地 zhòngdì to farm
to farm; to work the land
How to remember 种地: 种 kind + 地 ground = to farm.
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How it is used
- To farm / work the land - 靠种地为生 (kào zhòngdì wéishēng) make a living by farming.
- Colloquial and concrete (tilling fields, growing crops); note 种 is zhòng (to plant) here. More formal is 务农 (wùnóng).
- Rural, everyday register.
Example sentences
- 在那种地方碰到你的老师，你应该很惊讶吧。 Zài nàzhǒng dìfāng pèngdào nǐ de lǎoshī, nǐ yīnggāi hěn jīngyà ba.You must've been surprised to meet your teacher in such a place.