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    Referring to 'agriculture' with 农业 (nóngyè)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    农业 + Noun

    Explanation

    农业 (nóngyè) means "agriculture" or "farming" and refers to the industry of cultivating land, raising crops, and livestock. It is a formal noun commonly used in news and academic contexts. It often appears as a modifier, as in 农业实践 (agricultural practices) or 农业发展 (agricultural development).

    Examples

    • 中国的农业发展取得了很大进步。

      zhōngguó de nóngyè fāzhǎn qǔdé le hěn dà jìnbù.

      China's agricultural development has made great progress.

    • 这个地区的经济主要依靠农业。

      zhège dìqū de jīngjì zhǔyào yīkào nóngyè.

      The economy of this region mainly depends on agriculture.

    • 现代农业技术大大提高了粮食产量。

      xiàndài nóngyè jìshù dàdà tígāo le liángshi chǎnliàng.

      Modern agricultural technology has greatly increased grain yields.

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