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水稻
shuǐdào
Description
水稻是一种植物，长在有水的田里，成熟以后就是我们吃的大米。
"水稻" is a plant that grows in water-filled fields, and when mature, it becomes the rice we eat.
中国南方有很多农民种水稻。
Many farmers in southern China grow "水稻".
Meanings
水稻shuǐdào
rice plant grown in flooded paddy fields
这片田里种的都是水稻。
This field is all planted with rice.
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Notes
- Etymology
水 (water) + 稻 (rice plant), literally rice grown in water.
- Nuance
水稻 is the growing plant; 大米 is the uncooked grain, 米饭 the cooked rice.
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