田埂

tiángěng
noun

Measure Word

一条田埂 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 raised path between rice fields
  2. 2 field embankment
  3. 3 ridge between paddies

Examples

HSK 5
Tiángěng yòu zhǎi yòu huá, xiǎoxīn bié shuāi xiàqù.
The ridge between the paddies is narrow and slippery - be careful not to fall.
HSK 7-9
Xiǎoshíhou wǒmen cháng zài tiángěng shàng zhuī qīngtíng.
When we were kids, we used to chase dragonflies along the field paths.

Tips

memory
田 is a field (the classic grid-pattern pictograph) and 埂 is a small earthen ridge (土 soil radical + 更). Stack them: the little mud ridge walking between fields - that's a 田埂.

Stroke Order

田 tián
埂 gěng