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灌溉

guàn gài

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to irrigate

Definition

用水浇灌田地，供给作物水分。

To water fields by artificial means to supply crops with moisture.

Usage

多用于农业领域，指通过人工渠道或设备向农田供水。也可比喻为提供精神或物质上的滋养。

Mostly used in agriculture, referring to supplying water to farmland through artificial channels or equipment. It can also be used metaphorically to mean providing spiritual or material nourishment.

Examples

  • 1 农民们正在用河水灌溉稻田。 (Farmers are irrigating the rice fields with river water.)
  • 2 这个地区的农田主要依靠水库灌溉。 (Farmland in this area is mainly irrigated by reservoirs.)
  • 3 知识就像雨水一样灌溉着我们的心灵。 (Knowledge irrigates our minds like rain.)
  • 4 政府投资建设了新的灌溉系统。 (The government invested in building a new irrigation system.)
  • 5 干旱季节需要定期灌溉作物。 (Crops need regular irrigation during the dry season.)

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