trồng trọt
Definition
- Verb:
- To cultivate: The primary meaning of "trồng trọt" is the activity of preparing and using land to grow crops, involving processes like planting, tending, and harvesting.
- To farm / to practice agriculture: It refers to the general work of growing plants, especially for food or other uses, as a primary occupation or activity.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nghề chính của họ là trồng trọt. (Their main occupation is farming.)
- Vùng này có đất đai màu mỡ để trồng trọt. (This area has fertile land for cultivation.)
- Ông ấy dành cả đời để nghiên cứu về trồng trọt. (He spent his life researching crop cultivation.)
Advanced Usage
"trồng trọt hữu cơ": organic farming.
- Xu hướng trồng trọt hữu cơ ngày càng phổ biến. (The trend of organic farming is becoming more popular.)
"kỹ thuật trồng trọt": cultivation techniques.
- Kỹ thuật trồng trọt mới làm tăng năng suất. (New cultivation techniques increase yield.)
Variants and Related Words
Canh tác (v): to cultivate, to farm. Often used similarly to "trồng trọt" but can imply a broader scope of agricultural management.
- Phương thức canh tác truyền thống. (Traditional farming methods.)
Gieo trồng (v): to sow and plant. Refers more specifically to the planting phase of cultivation.
- Mùa gieo trồng đã bắt đầu. (The sowing season has begun.)
Synonyms
- Cultivate: To prepare and use land for crops.
- Farm: To engage in agricultural production.
- Grow crops: To raise plants for harvest.
Related Terms
- Nông nghiệp (n): agriculture. The broader sector that includes "trồng trọt."
- Cây trồng (n): crop. The plants that are cultivated.
- Đất trồng trọt (n): cultivated land, farmland.