农场

• Pinyin: nóng chǎng
• Hanzi breakdown: 农 = simplified form of 農 (farmer with tools working the land); 场 = 土 (earth/ground) + 易 (change/sun rising) — an open ground where things happen

Meaning

A farm; an agricultural estate where crops are grown or animals are raised.

Refers to a farm used for agricultural production, typically larger in scale than a family plot (农田) or orchard (果园). 国营农场 (state-owned farm), 家庭农场 (family farm), 有机农场 (organic farm). Common in discussions of agriculture, food safety, and rural development. 农场主 means farm owner/farmer.

Examples

1. 这家家庭农场采用有机种植方式，不施化肥、不打农药，所产蔬菜在当地市场颇受消费者青睐。 This family farm uses organic methods—no chemical fertilizer and no pesticides—and its vegetables are very popular with consumers in the local market.
2. 她利用休假带孩子参观了郊区的一处教育农场，让孩子亲身体验播种、施肥和收割的农耕过程。 During her vacation, she took her child to visit an educational farm in the suburbs so the child could experience planting, fertilizing, and harvesting firsthand.
3. 政府鼓励农民成立合作社，整合零散土地建立规模化农场，以提升农业生产效率和市场竞争力。 The government encourages farmers to form cooperatives, consolidate scattered plots into larger-scale farms, and improve agricultural efficiency and competitiveness.

Usage Guide

Context: agriculture, rural life, food, economy

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 近年来，城市近郊兴起了大量休闲观光农场，为城市居民提供了亲近自然、体验农耕文化的好去处，也为农民开辟了新的增收渠道。(In recent years, a large number of leisure and sightseeing farms have sprung up on the outskirts of cities, providing urban residents with a great place to get close to nature and experience farming culture, while also opening up new income channels for farmers.)
• 这家跨国食品企业在中国多个省份建立了大型合同农场，通过统一种植标准和质量检测体系，确保原料供应的稳定性和安全性。(This multinational food company has established large contract farms in multiple Chinese provinces, ensuring the stability and safety of raw material supplies through unified planting standards and quality inspection systems.)

Don't Say

• 将'农场'用于指代小型家庭菜园或简单的农田 — 农场 implies a managed, organised agricultural operation of some scale; for small personal plots, use 菜园 (vegetable garden), 自留地 (private plot), or 农田 (farmland)

Origin & History

农 (agriculture/farming) + 场 (venue/place) — a place for agricultural activity

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal