máy xới
Definition
- Noun:
- A tiller or cultivator: A motorized agricultural machine used to break up, turn over, and aerate soil in preparation for planting. It typically uses rotating blades or tines.
- A soil milling machine: A machine designed specifically for tilling soil in gardens or farms.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bố tôi dùng máy xới để làm đất trước khi trồng rau. (My father uses a tiller to prepare the soil before planting vegetables.)
- Máy xới chạy bằng xăng giúp tiết kiệm nhiều sức lao động. (The gasoline-powered cultivator saves a lot of manual labor.)
Advanced Usage
- "máy xới đất": This is a more specific and common full term, meaning "soil tiller" or "earth cultivator."
- Nông dân hiện đại thường sử dụng máy xới đất thay cho trâu cày. (Modern farmers often use soil tillers instead of buffalo-drawn plows.)
Variants and Related Words
- Máy cày (n): A tractor or plow. This is generally a larger and more powerful machine for primary tillage on bigger fields.
- Xới đất (v): The action of tilling or cultivating the soil.
Synonyms
- Cultivator: A machine for breaking up soil and removing weeds.
- Rototiller: A type of cultivator that uses rotating blades (a specific type of ).
- Tiller: A general term for a machine used to prepare soil.
Related Terms
- Nông nghiệp (n): Agriculture.
- Làm đất (v): To prepare/work the land.