Definition

1. Noun:
   • Farming season / Agricultural season: A specific, recurring period of the year associated with planting, growing, or harvesting particular crops. It refers to the natural cycle of agricultural work.
   • Crop season: The time period dedicated to the cultivation of a specific crop from planting to harvest.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mùa vụ lúa ở đồng bằng sông Cửu Long thường bắt đầu vào tháng Tám. (The rice farming season in the Mekong Delta usually starts in August.)
  • Thời tiết xấu có thể làm hỏng cả một mùa vụ. (Bad weather can ruin an entire crop season.)
  • Nông dân đang bận rộn với mùa vụ thu hoạch cà phê. (Farmers are busy with the coffee harvesting season.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "mùa vụ" is often used in economic and planning contexts to discuss output, labor needs, and market supply.
  • Sản lượng mùa vụ năm nay dự kiến sẽ tăng. (This year's seasonal crop output is projected to increase.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vụ mùa (n): This is a common variant with the same meaning as "mùa vụ," also meaning farming or crop season.

  • Vụ mùa bội thu. (A bumper crop season.)

• Mùa (n): Season (more general, can refer to climatic seasons like spring, summer, or any recurring period).

• Vụ (n): Crop, season, or case/affair (when used in different contexts).

Synonyms

• Growing season: The part of the year when crops can be grown.
• Harvest time: The period of gathering mature crops.
• Agricultural cycle: The repeated sequence of farming operations.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Trái mùa vụ: Out of season (for produce).

  • Dâu tây trái mùa vụ thường đắt hơn. (Strawberries out of season are usually more expensive.)

• Đúng mùa vụ: In season.

  • Nên mua hoa quả đúng mùa vụ. (You should buy fruit when it's in season.)

1. Farming season