Definition

Verb: - To sow (seeds) directly into a field, especially rice seeds into a flooded paddy, without the intermediate step of transplanting seedlings. This method involves broadcasting seeds onto prepared, wet soil.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nông dân thường sạ lúa vào đầu mùa mưa. (Farmers often directly sow rice at the beginning of the rainy season.)
  • Phương pháp sạ hàng tiết kiệm được nhiều công sức hơn cấy. (The method of drill sowing saves more labor than transplanting.)
  • Ở vùng này, người ta sạ giống lúa mới. (In this region, people directly seed the new rice variety.)

Advanced Usage

• "sạ lan": to broadcast sow (seeds scattered widely by hand).

  • Sạ lan là cách truyền thống, dễ làm nhưng tốn nhiều giống. (Broadcast sowing is a traditional, easy method but uses more seeds.)

• "sạ hàng": to drill sow, to sow in rows.

  • Sạ hàng giúp cây lúa phát triển đều hơn và dễ chăm sóc. (Drill sowing helps rice plants grow more evenly and makes them easier to care for.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gieo sạ (compound verb): to sow directly (a more formal or explicit term combining "gieo" - to sow - and "sạ").

  • Gieo sạ lúa giúp rút ngắn thời gian sinh trưởng. (Direct seeding of rice helps shorten the growth period.)

• Lúa sạ (noun): directly sown rice.

  • Lúa sạ thường có rễ ăn nông hơn lúa cấy. (Directly sown rice usually has shallower roots than transplanted rice.)

Synonyms

• Gieo thẳng: to sow directly (a more general synonym).
• Gieo vãi: to broadcast sow (specifically for scattering seeds).

Related Phrases (Contextual Usage)

• Sạ lúa: to sow rice directly (the most common collocation).

  • Kỹ thuật sạ lúa ngày càng được cải tiến. (The technique of direct rice seeding is increasingly being improved.)

• Sạ giống: to sow seeds.

  • Việc sạ giống đúng thời vụ rất quan trọng. (Sowing seeds at the right time in the season is very important.)

verb

1. to sow, to seed
   • lúa sạ
     directly sowed rice