水稻

• Pinyin: shuǐ dào
• Desglose de hanzi: 水 = flowing water; 稻 = 禾 (grain) + 臼 (mortar) — grain that is husked by pounding, grown in water

Significado

Arroz de cultivo inundado (arrozal); arroz paddy.

Distinct from 旱稻 (dry-field rice). 水稻 cultivation shaped the culture, economy, and landscape of southern China for millennia. It is central to discussions of food security, rural economy, and agricultural policy in China.

Ejemplos

1. 南方农村以种植水稻为主，一年可以收获两季。
2. 袁隆平培育的杂交水稻为解决世界粮食问题做出了重大贡献。
3. 水稻插秧季节，整个村庄的农民都会下田劳作。

Guía de uso

Contexto: agriculture, food security, rural life

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 中国南方的水稻产量对全国粮食供应至关重要。(The paddy rice yield in southern China is crucial to the nation's grain supply.)
• 科学家正在研究耐旱水稻品种，以应对气候变化带来的挑战。(Scientists are researching drought-resistant paddy rice varieties to address challenges posed by climate change.)

Incorrecto

• 水稻和大米是一个东西 — 水稻 is the living plant in the field; 大米 is the processed, edible grain; they are related but not interchangeable

Origen e historia

水 (water) + 稻 (rice plant) — rice that grows in water

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal