Meaning
农田 refers to land used for agricultural purposes, specifically fields where crops are grown. It combines 农 (agriculture/farming) and 田 (field), making its meaning transparent. This is a common term in both everyday and formal contexts when discussing agriculture, rural areas, or land use.
Usage
农田 is a neutral, standard term used in both spoken and written Chinese. It typically refers to cultivated land for growing crops like rice, wheat, or vegetables. Often appears in discussions about rural development, agricultural policy, food production, and environmental issues. More formal than colloquial terms like 地 (land/field) alone.
Examples
- 01这片农田种的都是水稻。.This farmland is all planted with rice.
- 02政府出台了新政策来保护基本农田。.The government has introduced new policies to protect basic farmland.
Characters
Measure words
- 块一块农田
- 片一片农田
- 亩三百亩农田
Common collocations
- 保护农田to protect farmland
- 农田水利farmland irrigation
- 基本农田basic farmland (protected agricultural land)
- 农田面积farmland area
Antonyms
Origin
Both characters have ancient origins. 田 depicts the layout of agricultural fields in oracle bone script. 农 originally showed a person working with plants. The compound 农田 directly combines these concepts to mean 'agricultural fields.'