耕

gēng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

用犁把土翻松；耕种。

To plow; to till; to cultivate.

常用于农业领域，表示耕作土地或比喻辛勤工作。

Commonly used in agriculture to refer to tilling land, or metaphorically to mean hard work.

1 农民在田里耕地。 (The farmer is plowing the field.)
2 他每天耕读不辍，终于考上了大学。 (He studied diligently every day and finally got into university.)
3 这片土地耕起来很费劲。 (This land is hard to plow.)
4 春耕秋收是农业的基本规律。 (Spring plowing and autumn harvest are basic rules of agriculture.)
5 他用笔耕不辍，创作了许多优秀作品。 (He writes tirelessly and has created many excellent works.)

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