Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 - 插秧 Transplant rice seedlings

插秧

Pinyin: chāyāng
Meaning：Transplant rice seedlings; rice transplanting
Sentence：寒冷的天气使插秧推迟两个星期。The cold weather set back the planting by two weeks.

 

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插：

Pinyin: chā
Meaning: Pierce; insert; stick in
Radical: 扌
Stokes: 12
Traditional: 插
Common words/Phrase:
插座 [chāzuò] 【socket】
插曲 [chāqǔ] 【episode】
插头 [chātóu]  【plug】
插图 [chātú] 【illustration】
插销 [chāxiāo] 【bolt】

 

秧：

Pinyin: yāng
Meaning: Sprouts; shoots
Radical: 禾
Stokes: 10
Traditional: 秧
Common words/Phrase:
秧苗 [yāngmiáo] 【seedling】
秧龄 [yānglíng] 【seedling age】
秧歌 [yānggē] 【the Yangko】