化肥
huàféi
chemical fertilizer
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 农民给庄稼施了一些化肥。The farmer applied some chemical fertilizer to the crops.
- 长期依赖化肥会使土壤变得贫瘠。Long-term reliance on chemical fertilizer can make the soil barren.
Collocations
施化肥化肥厂依赖化肥有机肥
Mnemonic
化 huà "to transform, chemical" + 肥 féi "fat, fertilizer": short for 化学肥料 "chemical fertilizer". Distinguish 化肥 (chemical fertilizer) from 有机肥 (organic fertilizer). 肥 is the 肥 of 肥料 "fertilizer" and 肥沃 "fertile".
Related
肥料农药有机肥土壤
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