Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 - 插秧 chā yāng

插秧

 

Pinyin: chā yāng

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 [chā zuò] 【socket】

插曲 [chā qǔ] 【episode】

插头 [chā tóu]  【plug】

插图 [chā tú] 【illustration】

插销 [chā xiāo] 【bolt】

 

秧：

 

Pinyin: yāng

Meaning: Sprouts; shoots

Radical: 禾

Stokes: 10

Traditional: 秧

Common words/Phrase:

秧苗 [yāng miáo] 【seedling】

秧龄 [yāng líng] 【seedling age】

秧歌 [yāng gē] 【the Yangko】