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農作

简农作 · 繁農作

Mandarin · pinyin nóng zuò

farming
crops

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農: nóng · agriculture, farming; farmer
作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
农: nóng · agriculture, farming; farmer

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2–4 · nong2 zuo4

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noun

(agriculture) farming; cultivation of crops
(agriculture) crop (anything that is planted for its yield) (Classifier: 種／种)

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