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农业

nóng yè

agriculture

How common it is

农业 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say nóng yè slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

农业指种植和养殖等生产活动。

nóng yè zhǐ zhǒng zhí hé yǎng zhí děng shēng chǎn huó dòng。

农业 means farming and related production.

Context note

农业常用于经济、农村和发展话题。

nóng yè cháng yòng yú jīng jì 、 nóng cūn hé fā zhǎn huà tí。

It is often used in economics, rural life, and development topics.

5 examples

农业很重要。
nóng yè hěn zhòng yào。
Agriculture is very important.
这个地区以农业为主。
zhè ge dì qū yǐ nóng yè wéi zhǔ。
This area mainly relies on agriculture.
农业发展得很好。
nóng yè fā zhǎn dé hěn hǎo。
Agriculture is developing well.
农业和天气关系很大。
nóng yè hé tiān qì guān xì hěn dà。
Agriculture is closely related to the weather.
他们学习现代农业。
tā men xué xí xiàn dài nóng yè。
They study modern agriculture.

5 mini stories

老师给大家讲了农业。
lǎo shī gěi dà jiā jiǎng le nóng yè。
The teacher talked to everyone about agriculture.
农业需要很多耐心。
nóng yè xū yào hěn duō nài xīn。
Agriculture requires a lot of patience.
这个村子的农业很发达。
zhè ge cūn zǐ de nóng yè hěn fā dá。
Agriculture in this village is well developed.
科技帮助农业进步。
kē jì bāng zhù nóng yè jìn bù。
Technology helps agriculture improve.
他以后想学农业。
tā yǐ hòu xiǎng xué nóng yè。
He wants to study agriculture in the future.

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